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Provision of consultancy, training and contract services, etc.
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33.—The Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after section 238 of the following section:
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“Provision of consultancy, training and contract services, etc.
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238A.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, for gain or otherwise, promote and enter into, with a specified body—
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(a) a contract or an agreement for the provision by him to, or
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(b) a contract, agreement or a joint venture for the provision by him with,
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that body of consultancy, advisory, training, technical assistance or contract services or the sale or provision of computer products, inside and outside the State.
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(2) In this section ‘a specified body’ means—
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(a) a body established by or under any enactment (other than the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1990),
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(b) a body established under the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1990,
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(c) a body formed or established under the laws of a state other than the State and corresponding to a body referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b),
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(d) an institution of the European Communities,
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(e) a competent authority of a state other than the State, or
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(f) the United Nations, the World Bank or any other international institution recognised by the State.”.
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