Section 47. Staff and property and finance.

1[47. Staff and property and finance. ––(1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed in this behalf, the District Development Council may employ such staff as is necessary for carrying out the duties imposed on it by this Act. (2) The District Development Council shall pay the remuneration to such staff out of its own resources. (3) The Government may also provide the staff to the District Council as required carrying out the purposes of this Act. (4) Every District Development Council shall have a fund to be called the District Development Council Fund comprising grants by the Government and own resources. (5) The District Development Council shall have powers to acquire, hold or dispose of property or enter into a contract in accordance with the rules prescribed.]