Power of
majority and cxcrcise of powers.
Scai.
References to public officer.
Change of tide of office.
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52. (1) Where any Ordinance confers a power or imposes a duty upon a body or number of persons consisting of or being not less than three, such power may be exercised or duty performed in the name of that body or number of persons by a majority of those persons.
(2) Whenever such body or number of persons is assembled, the chairman or other member presiding shall bave a casting as well as a deliberative vote, in all matters in which a decision is taken by vote by whatever name such vole may be called.
(3) The exercise of any power vested in such body or number of persons may be signified either by the chairman or other person presid- ing at the meeting or other deliberation at which such power was exercised or at which, as the case may be, authority to exercise it was conferred, or by any person from time to time authorized by such body or persons to signify the exercise of such power.
53. Where any Ordinance constitutes any board, tribunal, com- mission, committee or similar body to be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, and any document requires to be sealed with such common seal, then such common seal shall be affixed by the chairman of such board, tribunal, commission, committee or similar body, or by any member thereof appointed by the chairman for that purpose, and shall be authenticated by the signature of the chairman or such member.
PART VIII.
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND PUBLIC CONTRACTS,
54. In any Ordinance, instrument, warrant or process of any kind. any reference to a public officet, or to a person holding a public office by a term designating his office, shall include a reference to any persoa for the time being lawfully discharging the functions of that office, or of any part of such functions, and any person appointed to act in or perform the duties of such office, or any part of such duties, for the time being.
55. The Governor may, by notice (which may be given retrospec- tive effect) in the Gazette, declare a change in tille of any public office or Government department, and such change of title shall have effect from the date specified in such notice or, if no date is specified therein, from the date of publication thereof in the Gazerte and with effect from such day, any reference in any Ordinance to the former title of such public office or Government department shall be read and construed as a reference to that office or department by such new title as the Governor may have so declared.
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by name or
56. Where any Ordinance confers power upon any person to Appointment appoint or name a person to have and exercise any powers or perform of officers any duties, the person so empowered may either appoint a person by office. name or direct the person for the time being holding any office designated by him to have and exercise such powers or perform such duties; and thereupon, or from the date specified by the person so empowered, the person appointed by name or the person holding the office aforesaid shall have and may exercise such powers or perform such duties accordingly until such appointment be revoked or otherwise determined.
57. (1) When any Ordinance confers a power or imposes a duty Filling upon a public officer and such public officer is unable to exercise the vacancy. powers or perform the duties of his office, owing to absence or inability to act from illness or any other cause, the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, direct that such power shall be bad and may be exercised and such duty shall be performed by a public officer named by, or by a public officer holding the office designated by, the Governor, subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the Governor may direct.
(2) Any direction by the Governor under subsection (1) may be
given-
(a) in anticipation of any absence or inability occurring: or (b) subsequently thereto and may relate back to the commence-
ment of such absence or inability.
(3) Where any Ordinance confers powers or imposes duties upon a public officer and a new post is subsequently created in the same or another Government department, the Governor may, by notice in the Gazerre, direct that the said powers and duties or any of them shall be exercised by any holder of the new post so created, either to the exclusion of or in addition to the first named public officer or otherwise.
58. (1) Where the holder of any public office is on leave of Power to absence pending the relinquishment by him of such office, another appoint person may be appointed to the same public office.
(2) Where two or more persons are holding the same public office by reason of an appointment made in accordance with subsection (1), then, for the purposes of any Ordinance and in respect of any power conferred or duty imposed upon the holder of such office, the person last appointed to the office shall be deemed to be the holder thereof.
while bolder où retire-
wat leave.
59. In any contract or other document, signed, executed or made Contracti by the Governor or by any public officer on behalf of the Governor or
by public officer. the Government or of any Government department, it shall not be necessary to name the Governor or such public officer, but it shall be
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