CROWN SUITS ORDINANCE, 1910

CROWN SUITS ORDINANCE, 1910

No. 5 of 1910.
To regulate the law relating to Crown Suits.

1. The Crown Suits Ordinance, 1910.

[15th April, 1910.]

2. The Attorney General inav lawfully commence and prosecute
in his own naine any action or other civil proceedings in respect of
any claini made by- the Crown, or by the Governor or Government,
or by any officer of the Goernment in his official capacity against
a defendant whether the cause of action has already arisen or here-
after arises out of contract or tort or otherwise :

Provided always that this section shall not aflect the commence-
ment or prosecutionof any proceedings in respect of which any
enactment provides that such proceedings shall be taken in the
name of some public officer other than the Attorney General.

3. In all contracts or other documents hereafter signed, executed
or rnade by the Governor or by any public officer on behalf of the
Goernor or Government or of the public service, it shall not be
necessary to name such Governor or officer; it shall be sufficient to
name the. office he holds; and the Governor or officer performing

the. duties of the, office nained shall (unless the contrary intention
appears) be deemed to be a party thereto as if the office of such
Governor or officer was a corporation sole with perpetual succession
for this purpose.

As aniended b ' v No. 12 of 1912, No. 13 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912
supp. selled.
As ainended by No. 12 of 1912.
4. Every contract and other document heretofore signed, execid-
ed or made by any Governor or other public officer on behalf of the
Governor or Government or of the public service shall (unless the
contrary intention appears) he. deemed to have been rnade by such
Governor or officer on behalf of himself and his successors in office,
and sball be enforceable by the Governor or officer perfornting the
duties of the office named, or, in cases not coming within the
proviso to section 2, by the Attorney G'eneral on belialf of such
Governor or officer as if the office of sach Governor or officer had,
at the time of such execution orbeen a corporation sole
with perpetual succession for this purpose.

5. Contracts made, or to be made, in England, for the Govern-
ment or for the public service by the Crown Agents, shall, so far
as the sanic come within the jurisdiction of the Cotirts of the Colony
be deemed to have been made by the Governor.

6. The omission to add the title of the public offlec held by any
Governor or public officer signing or executing such contract,
or other document as aforesald after the signatkire of such officer
shall not exclude such contract or other docun-ient, whether rnade
before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, from the
operation of this Ordinance.

Short title. Crown suits to be in the name of the Attorney General. Contracts by public officers. Effect of contracts already made by public officers. Contracts by Crown Agents. Omission of title after signature of public officer immaterial.

Short title. Crown suits to be in the name of the Attorney General. Contracts by public officers. Effect of contracts already made by public officers. Contracts by Crown Agents. Omission of title after signature of public officer immaterial.

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