General powers
12(1)Historic Environment Scotland may do anything which appears to it—
(a)to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of its functions,
(b)to be conducive to the exercise of those functions.
(2)In particular, Historic Environment Scotland may—
(a)enter into contracts,
(b)borrow money from the Scottish Ministers or, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, from other persons,
(c)enter into any business or undertaking,
(d)form, promote or acquire (whether alone or with others) companies (within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006 (c.46)),
(e)enter into joint ventures with others,
(f)undertake or execute any charitable trust,
(g)invest sums not immediately required in relation to the exercise of its functions,
(h)accept gifts of money and other property,
(i)obtain advice or assistance from any person who is, in Historic Environment Scotland’s opinion, qualified to give it,
(j)carry out or commission research,
(k)issue publications,
(l)make charges in connection with the exercise of its functions (including charges for the provision of goods and services).
(3)Historic Environment Scotland may not acquire and dispose of land without the consent of the Scottish Ministers.
(4)In sub-paragraph (2)(f) a trust is a charitable trust if all its purposes are charitable purposes within the meaning of section 7(2) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10).
(5)In sub-paragraph (2)(l) the reference to Historic Environment Scotland’s functions does not include functions it has by virtue of a delegation by the Scottish Ministers under section 3 or 8.