CROWN SUITS.
1910.
No. 5 of 1910.
1819
No. 1 of 1910, incorporated in No. 2 of 1862.
No. 2 of 1910, repealed by No. 9 of 1911.
No. 3 of 1910, repealed by No. 20 of 1922.
No. 4 of 1910, incorporated in No. 1 of 1888.
No. 5 of 1910.
An Ordinance to regulate the law relating to Crown suits. [Originally
[15th April, 1910.]
No. 5 of 1910.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crown Suits Ordinance, 1910.
Short title.
name of the
General.
2. The Attorney General may lawfully commence and prosecute in his own name any action or other civil proceedings in respect of any claim made by the Crown, or by the Governor or Government, or by any officer of the Government in his official capacity against a defendant whether the cause of action has already arisen or hereafter arises out of contract or tort or otherwise:
Provided always that this section shall not affect the commencement or prosecution of any proceedings in respect of which any enactment provides that such proceedings shall be taken in the name of some public officer other than the Attorney General.
officers.
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3. In all contracts or other documents hereafter signed, executed or made by the Governor or by any public officer on behalf of the Governor or Government or of the public service, it shall not be necessary to name such Governor or officer; it shall be sufficient to name the office he holds; and the Governor or officer performing the duties of the office named shall (unless the contrary intention appears) be
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
The administrative commandant of a volunteer corps is a public officer, and the service of any volunteer corps is a public service, within the meaning of No. 5 of 1910. See No. 2 of 1920, s. 19.
CROWN SUITS.
1910.
No. 5 of 1910.
1819
No. 1 of 1910, incorporated in No. 2 of 1862.
No. 2 of 1910, repealed by No. 9 of 1911.
No. 3 of 1910, repealed by No. 20 of 1922.
No. 4 of 1910, incorporated in No. 1 of 1888.
No. 5 of 1910.
An Ordinance to regulate the law relating to Crown suits. [Originally
[15th April, 1910.]
No. 5 of 1910.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crown Suits Or- Short title. dinance, 1910.
name of the
General.
2. The Attorney General may lawfully commence and Crown suits prosecute in his own name any action or other civil proceed- to be in the ings in respect of any claim made by the Crown, or by the Attorney Governor or Government, or by any officer of the Govern- ment in his official capacity against a defendant whether the cause of action has already arisen or hereafter arises out of contract or tort or otherwise :
Provided always that this section shall not affect the com- mencement or prosecution of any proceedings in respect of which any enactment provides that such proceedings shall be taken in the name of some public officer other than the Attorney General.
officers.
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3. In all contracts or other documents hereafter signed, Contracts by executed or made by the Governor or by any public officer public on behalf of the Governor or Government or of the public service, it shall not be necessary to name such Governor or officer; it shall be sufficient to name the office he holds; and the Governor or officer performing the duties of the office named shall (unless the contrary intention appears) be
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
The administrative commandant of a volunteer corps is a public oflicer, and the service of any volunteer corps is a public service, within the meaning of No. 5 of 1910. See No. 2 of 1920, s. 19.
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