sec.51Unincorporated entities

### sec.51 Unincorporated entities If a government entity that is not a body corporate is to become a GOC or a GOC subsidiary, a regulation may provide that, on a specified day, the entity— becomes a body corporate; and has the name specified by regulation; and may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and has the functions and powers specified by regulation. An entity provided for under a regulation made under subsection (1) may have a seal. A regulation may make provision with respect to any matter for which it is necessary or convenient to make provision to facilitate the change of the entity from a government entity that is not a body corporate to a body corporate that is to become a GOC or a GOC subsidiary. s 51 amd 1994 No. 31 s 16 sch 3 ; 2007 No. 10 s 14 (sec.51-ssec.1) If a government entity that is not a body corporate is to become a GOC or a GOC subsidiary, a regulation may provide that, on a specified day, the entity— becomes a body corporate; and has the name specified by regulation; and may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and has the functions and powers specified by regulation. (sec.51-ssec.2) An entity provided for under a regulation made under subsection (1) may have a seal. (sec.51-ssec.3) A regulation may make provision with respect to any matter for which it is necessary or convenient to make provision to facilitate the change of the entity from a government entity that is not a body corporate to a body corporate that is to become a GOC or a GOC subsidiary. - (a) becomes a body corporate; and - (b) has the name specified by regulation; and - (c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and - (d) has the functions and powers specified by regulation.