General incidental function of the BodyE+W
9.—(1) The Body may do anything that appears to it to be conducive or incidental to the discharge of its functions.
(2) In particular, the Body may—
(a)enter into agreements;
(b)acquire or dispose of property and carry out such engineering or building operations as it considers appropriate;
(c)subject to the approval of the Welsh Ministers, form [F1or participate in the forming of] bodies corporate or acquire or dispose of interests in bodies corporate;
(d)form charitable trusts;
[F2(da)act, or appoint a person to act, as an officer of a body corporate or as a trustee of a charitable trust;]
(e)accept gifts [F3or contributions];
(f)invest money.
(3) In this article “engineering or building operations” (“gwaith peirianyddol neu waith adeiladu”), without prejudice to the generality of that expression, includes—
(a)the construction, alteration, improvement, maintenance or demolition of any building or structure or of any reservoir, watercourse, dam, weir, well, borehole or other works, and
(b)the installation, modification or removal of any machinery or apparatus.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 9(2)(c) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(2) (with Sch. 7)
F2Art. 9(2)(da) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(3) (with Sch. 7)
F3Words in art. 9(2)(e) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(4) (with Sch. 7)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 9 in force at 19.7.2012, see art. 1(2)