8. (1) A technological university shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and shall have the power to sue, and may be sued, in its corporate name and may, with the consent of the Minister F5[…], acquire, hold and dispose of land, an interest in land or any other property.

(2) The Minister, following consultation with a technological university, may by order specify a name, other than the name specified in the order under section 36 relating to the technological university, by which the technological university may describe itself for operational purposes.

(3) The seal of the technological university shall be authenticated by the signature of—

(a) the chairperson or a member of the governing body authorised by the governing body to act in that behalf, and

(b) the president or a member of staff of the technological university authorised by the president to act in that behalf.

(4) Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal of the technological university and any document purporting to be an instrument made by and sealed with the seal of the technological university shall, unless the contrary is shown, be received in evidence and taken to be such an instrument without further proof.