(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, for gain or otherwise, promote and enter into, with a specified body -
(a) a contract or an agreement for the provision by him or her to, or
(b) a contract, agreement or a joint venture for the provision by him or her with,
that body, of consultancy, advisory, training, technical assistance or contract services or the sale or provision of computer products, inside and outside the State.
(2) In this section "specified body" means - (a) a body established by or under any enactment (other than the Companies Acts 1963 to 2005), (b) a body established under the Companies Acts 1963 to 2005, (c) a body formed or established under the laws of a state other than the State and corresponding to a body referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), (d) an institution of the European Communities, (e) a competent authority of a state other than the State, or (f) the United Nations, the World Bank or a
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