Courts not to exercise
jurisdiction in respect of acts of President and officers of Council.
26. Neither the President nor any officer of
the Council shall be subject to the jurisdiction of
any court in respect of the exercise of any power
conferred on or vested in the President or such
officer by or under this Ordinance or the Standing
Orders.
Officers of Council to have powers of police officer.
27. Every officer of the Council shall, for the
purposes of this Ordinance and of the application of the provisions of the criminal law, have all the
powers and enjoy all the privileges of a police
officer.
Attorney General to sanction prosecutions.
28. No prosecution for an offence under this
Ordinance shall be instituted except with the written
sanction of the Attorney General.
Exercise or performance of
President's
powers or · duties.
29.
Wherever, under this Ordinance, it is
provided that any power or duty be exercised or
performed by the President, such power or duty may be
exercised or performed in the absence, or incapacity
of the President, by the Clerk.
Powers of President supplementary
to powers under Letters Patent and Royal Instructions.
30. The powers of the President under this
Ordinance shall be supplementary to any powers
conferred on him by the Letters Patent and Royal
Instructions.