Part 2Powers of the Secretary of State

I18Establishing the Castlereagh Foundation

1

The Secretary of State may—

a

establish a body corporate or other organisation to be known as the Castlereagh Foundation, or

b

provide grants for the establishment of such a body or organisation by another person.

2

A body or other organisation established or funded under subsection (1) must—

a

have as its principal objective the funding and support of academic research into identity, including national and cultural identity and shifting patterns of identity, in Northern Ireland, and

b

be operationally and financially independent from the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression (though this does not affect the Office’s functions under section 78H of the Northern Ireland Act 1998).

3

The Secretary of State may dispose of any interest in the Castlereagh Foundation.