Cap. 619 чл. 9Legal personality and representation of the Authority.

(1) The Authority shall be a body corporate having a distinct legal personality and shall be capable, subject to the provisions of this Act, of entering into contracts, of acquiring, holding and disposing of any kind of property for the purposes of its functions, of suing and being sued, and of doing all such things and entering into all such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise or performance of its functions under this Act, including the lending or borrowing of money.

(2) The legal and judicial representation of the Authority shall vest in the Chairperson:

Provided that the Authority may appoint one (1) or more members of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, if any, or one (1) or more officers of the Authority to appear in the name or on behalf of the Authority in any judicial proceedings and in any act, contract, instrument or other document whatsoever.

(3) Any document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by the Authority and signed by the Chairperson, or such other member of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, if any, or officer of the Authority as may, in accordance with sub-article (2), be vested by the Board with the legal and judicial representation of the Authority, shall be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an instrument made or issued by the Authority.