9. General Powers of Sale Conducting Officer.

(a) prohibit any one from bidding at any stage of the auction;
(b) reject the highest or any bid;
(c) accept highest or any bid;
(d) with draw any of the units from sale;
(e) sell the units separately or join together more than one unit or sell them after so rearranging as he may consider necessary;
(f) announce any new condition or conditions at the commencement of auction;
(g) fix a minimum amount at which the bids may start;
(h) fix the method of bidding in open auction namely whether the bids be per hector or lumsum for the units; (i.e., where the forest produce is sold as is available within a measured area); and
(i) fix a minimum amount of each advance over the previous bid or alter the amount so fixed from time to time during the course of bidding in the open auction.