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Establishment of Agency
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5. (1) There shall stand established on the establishment day a body which shall be known as An Ghníomhaireacht um Fhoréigean Baile, Gnéasach agus Inscnebhunaithe (in this Act referred to as the “Agency”) to perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.
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(2) The Agency shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal, and with the power—
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(a) to sue and be sued in its corporate name, and
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(b) to acquire, hold and dispose of land, an interest in land, or any other property with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.
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(3) The Agency shall provide itself with a seal as soon as practicable after the establishment day and the seal shall be authenticated by—
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(a) the signatures of both the chief executive and a member of the Board authorised by the Board to act in that behalf, or
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(b) the signatures of both—
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(i) such member of the staff of the Agency as is authorised by the chief executive to act in that behalf, and
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(ii) a member of the Board authorised by the Board to act in that behalf.
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(4) Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal of the Agency and any document purporting to be an instrument made by the Agency, and to be sealed with the seal of the Agency authenticated in accordance with subsection (3), shall, unless the contrary is shown, be evidence of that instrument without further proof.
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(5) Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by an individual, would not require to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Agency by any person authorised by the Agency in that behalf.
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