505. The Council may also:(a) assume the hypothecs on the immovables it acquires;
(b) invest its funds in any manner considered suitable, either in its own name or in the name of trustees;
(c) accept any gift, legacy or other liberality;
(d) acquire, possess, lease, hold, administer and alienate any property, by all legal methods and under any title;
(e) adopt by-laws for its internal management;
(f) make agreements for school purposes with any person or institution.
The Council shall not however acquire, alienate, construct, enlarge, alter or demolish an immovable without the authorization of the Minister when the cost of the operation exceeds $100,000; it shall not, without such authorization, lease an immovable for more than three years or for an annual rental exceeding $100,000.
For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, the Minister may grant a general authorization on such terms and conditions as he may determine.
1972, c. 60, s. 4; 1976, c. 39, s. 2; 1992, c. 57, s. 600; 1999, c. 40, s. 159.