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Acting of county manager by signed order.
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19.—(1) Every act or thing done or decision taken by a county manager for the council of his county or an elective body which, if done or taken by such council or elective body would be required by law (other than this Act) to be done or taken by resolution of such council or elective body, shall be done or taken by such county manager by an order in writing signed by him and containing a statement of the time at which it was so signed.
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(2) Where by or under any Act public notice is required to be given by the council of a county or by an elective body of the passing of the resolution by which any particular act or thing is done or any particular decision is taken by such council or elective body or before the holding of the meeting of any such council or elective body at which is passed the resolution by which any particular act or thing is done or any particular decision is taken by such council or elective body, the like public notice shall be given by the county manager before he makes the order by which he does such particular act or thing or takes such particular decision.
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(3) Every order made by a county manager under this section shall for all purposes be deemed to be made at the time at which it is signed by such county manager, and every such order shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been so signed at the time stated in that behalf in such order.
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(4) Any member of the council of a county or of an elective body shall be entitled on demand to be furnished by the county manager for such county or by the manager for such elective body (as the case may be) with a copy of any particular order (specified by such member) made by such county manager or manager under this section.
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(5) Every county manager shall keep, in respect of the council of his county, a register in which shall be entered a copy of every order made by him under this section for such council, and such county manager shall, at every meeting of such council, produce for the inspection of the members of such council so much of such register as contains any such orders so made since the next previous meeting of such council.
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(6) Every county manager shall keep, in respect of each elective body for which he is the manager, a register in which shall be entered a copy of every order made by him under this section for such elective body, and such county manager shall, at every meeting of any such elective body, produce for the inspection of the members of that elective body so much of the register so kept in respect of the said elective body as contains any orders so made for the said elective body since the next previous meeting thereof.
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(7) Every document purporting to be an order made and signed by a county manager shall, without proof of the signature of the person purporting to sign such document or that such person was such county manager, be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an order duly made and signed by such county manager under this section and to have been so signed at the time stated in that behalf therein.
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(8) Every document purporting to be certified in writing by a county manager to be a true copy of an order made by such county manager under this section shall, without proof of the signature of the person purporting so to certify or that such person was such county manager, be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be evidence of the contents of the order of which it purports to be a copy and of the fact that such order was duly made and signed by such county manager under this section at the time stated in that behalf therein.
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