Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), article 7

7. (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 t hings and entering into all such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise or performance of its functions under this Act, including the lendi ng or borrowing of money. (2) The legal and judicial representation of the Authority shall vest in the Chairperson: Provided that the Authority may appoint any one or more of its other members or any one or m ore of its officers to appear in the name and on behalf of the Authori ty in any proceedings and in a ny act, contract, instrument or other document whatsoever, or in t he case of any vacancy in th e post of Chairperson. (3) In the absence of the Chairpe rson, or if the Chairperson is unable to perform the functions of his office, whether under th is or any other provision of this Act, any one of the deputy chairper sons shall perform those functions a nd shall rotate the chairpersons hip of the Authority between t hem as far as practical. Functions of the Authority. Amended by: XVII.2024.4.