Chapter:	469	Title:	OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 17 of 2010
Section:	5	Heading:	Functions and powers of the Board	Version Date:	16/04/2010

(1) The functions of the Board are-

(a) to hold the Fund upon trust and to manage and administer the Fund in accordance with this Ordinance;
(b) to receive for the benefit of the Fund any sum paid to the Board pursuant to section 7 of the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Ordinance (Cap 411) and any sum paid to the Board under section 7(1);
(c) to process and determine applications by persons applying for compensation, direct payment of expenses or reimbursement of expenses; (Amended 16 of 2003 s. 4; 6 of 2010 s. 4)
(d) to advise the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Management Board with respect to the amounts of known and anticipated claims against the Fund; (Amended 5 of 1998 s. 3)
(da) to conduct or finance educational and publicity programmes for the purpose of preventing noise-induced deafness by reason of employment; (Added 5 of 1998 s. 3. Amended 16 of 2003 s. 4)
(db) to conduct or finance programmes for the rehabilitation of persons suffering, or who have suffered, from noise-induced deafness by reason of employment; and (Added 16 of 2003 s. 4. Amended 6 of 2010 s. 4)
(e) such other functions as are assigned to it under this Ordinance.

(a) hold, acquire, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all kinds of property;
(b) enter into, assign or accept the assignment of, and vary any contract or obligation;
(c) meet expenditure on any item shown in the estimates of expenditure of the Board approved under section 8 of Schedule 1;
(d) subject to subsection (3), borrow or otherwise raise money on such security as may be necessary and, for that purpose, charge all or any of the property of the Board;
(e) charge fees for the use of any facility or service provided by the Board; and (Amended 5 of 1998 s. 3)
(f) (Repealed 5 of 1998 s. 3)
(g) do such other things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the better carrying out of its functions.