Cap. 438 Art. 10Legal personality and representation of theAuthority.

(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) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 58, the legal and juridical representation of the Authority shall vest in the Chief Executive:

Provided that the Authority may appoint any one or more of its members, officers or employees to appear, sign or otherwise act in the name and on behalf of the Authority in any judicial and judicial representation of the Authority shall also vest in the head of such Directorate and in such member, officer or employee of the Authority, as the Authority may appoint or authorise for the purpose.

(3) Any document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by the Authority and signed by the Chief Executive, or by a head of a Directorate in relation to any matter falling within the functions vested in the relative Directorate by 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.