Harbours Act, 1946
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Deputy General Manager. |
40.—(1) Where the General Manager of a harbour is on vacation or is through illness, absence from the area in which the harbour is situated, or suspension, temporarily incapable of executing the functions of his office, the harbour authority of the harbour may appoint a deputy General Manager for the duration of the vacation or incapacity. | |
(2) The power to appoint a deputy General Manager conferred by subsection (1) of this section may also be exercised before and in contemplation of any vacation of the General Manager of a harbour or of any temporary incapacity on his part to execute the functions of his office through absence from the area in which the harbour is situated. | ||
(3) A deputy General Manager appointed under this section shall, during the continuance of the vacation or incapacity on account of which he is appointed or until he is sooner removed or dies or resigns, have all the powers and shall execute and perform all the functions and duties of the General Manager for whom he is deputising and for that purpose the references in subsections (3) to (7) of section 39 and sections 174 , 175 and 176 of this Act to the General Manager of a harbour shall include a reference to such deputy General Manager. |