| (a) | charge or authorize the charging of entrance fees to the Castle or to any part thereof; |
| (b) | undertake or authorize the undertaking of general or specialized public tours of the Castle or any part thereof; |
| (c) | demarcate areas of the Castle to which the public may or may not have access; |
| (d) | operate or, subject to any condition which it may impose, authorize the operation of book, souvenir or other shops in the Castle; |
| (e) | enter into contracts for the promotion of the Castle as a tourist attraction or for the display of advertisements in, or concerning, the Castle; |
| (f) | arrange, in consultation with, and subject to the consent of, the South African Defence Force or a Citizen Force Regiment, for visits of a specialized nature by specific persons or groups of persons to areas of the Castle occupied by that Force or Citizen Force Regiment; |
| (g) | enter into contracts with the South African Defence Force, against payment by the Board or any other specified party, for the rendering of a ceremonial or any other service or function by that Force in, or with regard to, the Castle; |
| (h) | subject to any applicable law, enter into contracts with the South African Defence Force, against payment by the Board or any other specified party, for the operation of a restaurant, cafe or bar in the Castle during hours agreed upon between the Board and that Force; |
| (i) | invest surplus funds and open accounts at any deposit-taking or financial institution; |
| (j) | obtain legal advice, instruct legal representatives and institute or defend any legal action; |
| (k) | notwithstanding the fact that the Castle is at any time or may at any time be required for the purposes of the South African Defence Force or any Citizen Force Regiment contemplated in the Defence Endowment Property and Account Act, 1922, purchase the Castle for an amount being the larger of— |
| (i) | the amount determined by the Minister of Public Works, in consultation with the Minister of Defence and the Minister of State Expenditure, as being equal to the market value of the land on which it is situated, no value whatsoever being attached to any buildings erected thereon; or |
| (ii) | the amount required to construct a complete command headquarters with equipment, amenities, roads and fences: |
Provided that the Board shall not be obliged to purchase the Castle until it has sufficient funds for the purchase;
| (I) | undertake or, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize the undertaking for profit of craft shops and industries and other businesses in unused spaces in the Castle; |
| (m) | impose conditions and restrictions on entry by any member of the public, or the public in general, to the Castle; |
| (n) | purchase, hire, possess or otherwise acquire movable property and, subject to the provisions of section 16, encumber or alienate such property; |
| (o) | in pursuance of its objects in terms of this Act, hire or let services; |
| (p) | perform or exercise any function or power entrusted to or conferred upon it in terms of any other law; |
| (q) | with the approval of the Minister, acting with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, borrow money on such terms and conditions as the Board may approve, by way of loans from any source and, subject to the provisions of section 16, against the security which the Board may deem fit; and |
| (r) | do everything that is conducive to the achievement of its objects or is calculated, directly or indirectly, to enhance the value or profitability of the property or rights of the Board: |
Provided that the Board may do nothing which will affect the rights which any trust or body, the South African Defence Force or any Citizen Force Regiment enjoyed with respect to the occupation and use of any part of the Castle immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, except in so far as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act.
| (2) | The amount accruing to the State Revenue Fund out of the sale of the Castle to the Board, as contemplated in paragraph (k) of subsection (1), shall be employed for the provision of the suitable permanent accommodation contemplated in section 15(2). |
