Technological Universities Act 2018

Power to establish, or acquire, hold or dispose of shares in, companies

25. (1) For the purposes of performing any one or more of its functions, a technological university may, either alone or jointly with another person, cause such one or more companies to be formed and registered under—

(a) the Companies Act 2014 , or

(b) the laws of a place other than the State,

as it considers appropriate.

(2) A technological university may, for the purposes specified in subsection (1), acquire or hold shares or any other interest in, or become a member of, a company formed and registered under—

(a) the Companies Act 2014 (or an existing company within the meaning of that Act), or

(b) the laws of a place other than the State.

(3) A technological university may only cause a company to be formed and registered under subsection (1) or acquire or hold shares or any other interest in, or become a member of a company under subsection (2), if the company is in such form consistent with this Act as may be determined by the technological university, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

(4) A technological university may dispose of shares or any other interest in a company to which this section applies.