Irish Sports Council Act, 1999

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PART II

The Irish Sports Council

Establishment of Council.

5.—(1) There shall stand established on the establishment day a body to be known as The Irish Sports Council or, in the Irish language, Comhairle Spóirt na héireann, to perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.

(2) The Council shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal and with power—

(a) to sue and be sued in its corporate name,

(b) with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, to acquire, hold and dispose of land or an interest in land, and

(c) to acquire, hold and dispose of any other property.