Part II Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
14 Power of Board to form companies.
(1)
With the consent of the Secretary of State and subject to any conditions he may impose, the Board may form or take part in forming one or more bodies corporate which (or each of which) has as its main object or objects one or more of those mentioned in subsection (2).
(2)
The objects are—
(a)
the production and publication of books, films or other informative material relating to the science of plants or related subjects or to the Board and their functions,
(b)
the production and sale of souvenirs relating to plants or to the Board’s activities,
(c)
the sale of plants produced by the Board or objects relating to plants or of informative material relating to the science of plants or related subjects,
(d)
the provision of catering or car parking or other services or facilities for the public at any land occupied or managed by the Board, or
(e)
any other activity which the Board consider relevant and conducive to the carrying out of their functions.
(3)
The Board may hold interests in any such body, exercise rights conferred by the holding of interests in it, and provide financial or other assistance to or in respect of it (including assistance by way of guarantee of its obligations).
(4)
This section is without prejudice to any power of the Board to undertake anything mentioned in subsection (2) by virtue of section 12.