s 35 Sale of successor company
35.—(1) As soon as practicable after the transfer date, the successor company may be sold in accordance with this section. (2) The Minister for Finance is authorised —(a) to negotiate, enter into and carry out on behalf of the Government any agreement for the sale of the successor company to a person (called in this section the approved person); (b) to transfer the shares held by the Minister for Finance in the successor company to an approved person in accordance with the terms of such agreement; and (c) to enter into and carry out agreements for the transfer of the shares held by the Minister for Finance in the successor company to an approved person. (3) Any such negotiations conducted before 1 July 2009 are validated to the extent of any invalidity. (4) Any amounts received for the sale of the successor company must be paid into the Consolidated Fund, except that there may be deducted from those amounts, before payment into the Consolidated Fund, such amount as the Minister for Finance approves to meet the expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the sale of the successor company. (5) Part 5 does not apply to the sale of the successor company under this section.