Cap. 499 Art. 12Legal 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 representation of the Authority shall jointly vest in the Chairperson and the Chief Executive Officer: Provided that the Authority may appoint any one or more of its other members or any one or more of its officers or employees to appear in the name and 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 by the Chief Executive Officer or by a head of the Directorate in relation to any matter delegated to him on behalf 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.