Article 20 Use of spare capacity of computers of council
If a council—
has provided a computer for the purpose of enabling the council to perform any of its functions other than functions under this Article; and
considers that the computer can, without detriment to its use for that purpose, be used for the benefit of the council in pursuance of the following provisions of this Article,
the council may enter into agreements with other persons for the provision by the council of facilities for using the computer or of services provided by means of the computer.
If a council has developed software for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (1) the council may enter into agreements with other persons for the supply by the council of the software.
An agreement in pursuance of this Article may contain such terms as to payment or otherwise as the parties consider appropriate; and it shall be the duty of a council, in settling the terms of such an agreement, to ensure that they are terms on which the council considers that a person other than a council could reasonably be expected to provide the facilities or services or supply the software in question.
In this Article “computer” means any device for storing and processing information and “software” means instructions required by a computer to perform intended tasks.
This Article is without prejudice to section 105 of the principal Act (arrangements for the supply of goods and services).
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