Cap. 638 Art. 4Legal personality and juridical representation of the College.         Cap. 595.

(1) The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, a Government entity, shall be a body corporate having a distinct legal personality and shall be capable, subject to the provisions of this Act, of entering into contracts, of acquiring, holding, and disposing of any kind of property for the purposes of its functions, of employing its staff, of suing and being sued, of establishing commercial undertakings, including limited liability companies, and conducting all operations and entering into all such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise or performance of its functions under this Act.

(2) The College is a public entity and its employees, whilst part of the public sector, are not public officers or Government employees.

The structures relating to wages, grades, posts, appointments and disciplinary procedures of the College’s employees are distinct from those of the public sector unless otherwise specifically provided, this in accordance with the Public Administration Act.

(3) The legal and juridical representation of the College shall vest in the College’s Principal:

Provided that the Board of Governors may appoint any one or more of its members or of the officers or employees of the College to appear in the name and on behalf of the College in any judicial proceedings and in any act, contract, instrument or other document whatsoever:

Provided further that in order for the College to enter into contracts pertaining to the acquisition or disposal of immovable property under whichever title, a Board Resolution from the Board of Governors shall be required.