ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 23
Performance of statutory functions etc.
ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 23
Performance of statutory functions etc.
23 Performance of statutory functions etc.
(1) If an Act confers a function or power on a person or body, the function
may be performed, or the power may be exercised, as occasion requires.
(2) If
an Act confers a function or power on a specified officer or the holder of a
specified office, the function may be performed, or the power may be
exercised, by the person for the time being occupying or acting in the office
concerned.
(3) If an Act confers a function or power on a body (whether or
not incorporated), the performance of the function, or the exercise of the
power, is not affected merely because of vacancies in the membership of the
body.
