13Duty to deliver possession of property, etc

(1) On the transfer to, and the vesting in, the Central Government of the Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, and on the assumption of the management of the Kalavati Saran Hospital by the Central Government,--

(a) the Board of Administration, or, as the case may be, the Board of Management, and every person in whose possession, custody or control any property or asset specified in sub-section (1) of section 3, or any property or asset pertaining to the Kalavati Saran Hospital may be, shall deliver the same to such officer or other person as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf;

(b) the Board of Administration or, as the case may be, the Board of Management, and every person who, immediately before such vesting or assumption, has in his possession, custody or control any books, documents or other papers relating to the Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, or the Kalavati Saran Hospital, shall be liable to account for the said books, documents and papers to the Central Government and shall deliver them up to the Central Government or to such officer or other person as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf.

(2) Without prejudice to the other provisions contained in this section, it shall be lawful for the Central Government to take all necessary steps for taking possession of all properties and assets which have been transferred to, and vested in, it under this Act, or in relation to which the management has been assumed by it under this Act.