National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

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Establishment of Boards.

10.—(1) On the Museum establishment day there shall stand established a board to be known as Bord Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann or, in the English language, the Board of the National Museum of Ireland to perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.

(2) On the Library establishment day there shall stand established a board to be known as Bord Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann or, in the English language, the Board of the National Library of Ireland to perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.

(3) A Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal and power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and, with the consent of the Minister, to acquire, hold and dispose of land or an interest in land, and to acquire, hold and dispose of any other property subject to the subsequent provisions of this Act.