CHAPTER 02:11
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (FUNCTIONS)

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    Application

President and Ministers

    3.    Transfer of functions

    4.    Delegation of functions by President or a Minister

    5.    Exceptions

    6.    Signification of exercise of functions

    7.    Certificate of Attorney-General

Public Offices and Authorities Generally

    8.    Evidence of signature of President, Minister and public officers

    9.    Ex-officio proceedings not to abate on death or change in office

    10.    Change in title or abolition of public office

    11.    Delegation of functions of office

    12.    Exercise of powers of prohibition, regulation and control

    13.    Power to appoint substantively pending retirement

Public Bodies

    14.    Establishment and dissolution of public bodies

    15.    Power to appoint officers and alternate or temporary members

    16.    Vacancies and defective appointments

    17.    Authentication of decisions and documents

    18.    Power of majority and chairman

    19.    Change in title of public body

    20.    Control of certain corporations

Act 22, 1984,
Act 14, 2005.

An Act to provide for the exercise of functions by the President, Ministers, public officers, public bodies and other authorities and for matters connected therewith.

[Date of Commencement: 20th July, 1984]

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Public Authorities (Functions) Act.

2.    Application

    This Act applies to every enactment to which the Interpretation Act (Cap. 01:04) applies, except where the contrary intention appears.

President and Ministers (ss 3-7)

3.    Transfer of functions

    (1) Subject to section 5, where a function is conferred on a specified Minister or public officer by any enactment, the President may transfer the exercise of the function, subject to such conditions, exceptions or qualifications as the President may specify, to—

    (a)    a specified Minister;

    (b)    a Minister, without specifying which Minister; or

    (c)    a specified public officer or the holder for the time being of a specific public office,

and thereupon or from a date specified by the President, the transferee shall exercise the function in place of the previous Minister or public officer.

    (2) Where a transfer is made under this section, the enactment in respect of which it is made shall be read and construed in respect of any time on or after the date upon which the transfer has effect as if the enactment were amended in conformity with the transfer.