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INTERPRETATION.

No. 31 of 1911.

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authority of

any public officer for anything done or omitted to be done in acting under pursuance of any enactment shall be commenced within six months after the act or omission, and not otherwise.

(2) In any such action the defendant may plead the general issue, and give this Ordinance and any special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon.

(3) No plaintiff shall recover in any such action if tender of sufficient amends has been made before such action brought, or if a sufficient sum of money has been paid into court after such action brought, by or on behalf of the defendant.

(4) If a verdict passes for the defendant, or the plaintiff is nonsuited or discontinues any such action after issue joined, or if judgment is given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover his full costs as between solicitor and client and shall have the like remedy for the same as any defendant has by law in other cases; and though a verdict passes or judgment is given. for the plaintiff in any such action, the plaintiff shall not have costs against the defendant unless the judge before whom the trial is had certifies his approbation of the action.

enactment. [cf. No. 15 of 1935, s. 98, and

1935, s. 170.]

*

of

PART VIII. *

Of Government contracts.

officers.

[cf. No. 10 of 1923,

s 20.j

49. In all contracts or other documents hereafter signed, Contracts executed or made by the Governor or by any public officer on by public 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 deemed to be a party thereto as if the office of such Governor or officer was a corporation sole with perpetual succession for this purpose.

*

contracts

50. Every contract and other document heretofore signed, Effect of executed or made by any Governor or other public officer on behalf of the Governor or Government or of the public service

already made by

public officers.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939.