10.—(1) The Hazardous and Noxious Substances Fund (hereafter referred to in this Act as “the Fund”) is hereby recognised as, and as having all the attributes of, a body corporate, including perpetual succession, the power to acquire, hold and dispose of land or other property and the power to sue, and may be sued in its corporate name.

(2) The Director of the Fund is hereby recognised as being the legal representative of the Fund.

(3) The reference in paragraph 1 of Article 35 of the Convention to all State Parties shall be construed as a reference to the State.