PART III

LEGAL STATUS AND CAPACITY

19. In addition to Westbank First Nation's capacity to pass and enforce Westbank Law pursuant to this Agreement, Westbank First Nation is a legal entity with the rights, powers and privileges of a natural person, which includes the capacity to:

1. enter into agreements and contracts with any person, government or organization;



2. acquire, hold or dispose of property and any interests therein;



3. acquire, hold or dispose of bequests and gifts;



4. sue or be sued and to act on its behalf in legal proceedings;



5. hold, spend, invest or borrow money, and secure or guarantee the repayment of money borrowed;



6. create, operate, contribute to, act as trustee or otherwise deal with trusts;



7. be appointed and to act as an executor, administrator or trustee of an estate; and



8. do other things ancillary to the exercise of its rights, powers and privileges, but does not include the capacity to be appointed and to act as a guardian.
   

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