Interpretation and General Clauses Act · s 24

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24.
Power of Minister to provide for execution of duties of public officer during temporary absence or inability
(1) Whenever, by or under any written law, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon a public officer, then, if, during any period, owing to absence or inability to act from illness or any other cause, the public officer is unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office in any place under his jurisdiction or control, the powers shall be had and may be exercised, and the duties shall be discharged, in that place by a person named by, or by a public officer holding the office designated by, the direction of the
Minister, subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the
Minister may direct.
Any such direction may be given in anticipation of any absence or inability occurring, in which case it shall be notified by the Minister in the
Gazette or, if given subsequent thereto, may relate back to the commencement of the inability or absence, and shall be notified as aforesaid upon the termination of any period of absence or inability.
(2) Whenever, by or under any written law, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon a public officer and a new post is subsequently created in the same department, the emoluments of which are no less than

Interpretation and General Clauses those of such public officer, the Minister may by notification published in the
Gazette, direct that those powers and duties, or any of them, shall be exercised by any holder of the post so created, and either to the exclusion of the first named public officer or otherwise.

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s 24Power of Minister to provide for execution of duties of public officer during temporary absence or inability

(1)

Whenever, by or under any written law, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon a public officer, then, if, during any period, owing to absence or inability to act from illness or any other cause, the public officer is unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office in any place under his jurisdiction or control, the powers shall be had and may be exercised, and the duties shall be discharged, in that place by a person named by, or by a public officer holding the office designated by, the direction of the

Minister, subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the

Minister may direct.

Any such direction may be given in anticipation of any absence or inability occurring, in which case it shall be notified by the Minister in the

Gazette or, if given subsequent thereto, may relate back to the commencement of the inability or absence, and shall be notified as aforesaid upon the termination of any period of absence or inability.

(2)

Whenever, by or under any written law, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon a public officer and a new post is subsequently created in the same department, the emoluments of which are no less than

Interpretation and General Clauses those of such public officer, the Minister may by notification published in the

Gazette, direct that those powers and duties, or any of them, shall be exercised by any holder of the post so created, and either to the exclusion of the first named public officer or otherwise.