sec.24AAppointments may be made by name or office

### sec.24A Appointments may be made by name or office If an Act authorises or requires a person or body— to appoint a person to an office; or to appoint a person or body to exercise a power; or to appoint a person or body to do another thing; the person or body may make the appointment by— appointing a person or body by name; or appointing a specified officer, or the holder of a specified office, by reference to the title of the office concerned. An appointment of a specified officer, or the holder of a specified office, is taken to be the appointment of the person for the time being occupying or acting in the office concerned. s 24A ins 1991 No. 30 s 22 amd 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1 ; 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1 ; 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1 (sec.24A-ssec.1) If an Act authorises or requires a person or body— to appoint a person to an office; or to appoint a person or body to exercise a power; or to appoint a person or body to do another thing; the person or body may make the appointment by— appointing a person or body by name; or appointing a specified officer, or the holder of a specified office, by reference to the title of the office concerned. (sec.24A-ssec.2) An appointment of a specified officer, or the holder of a specified office, is taken to be the appointment of the person for the time being occupying or acting in the office concerned. - (a) to appoint a person to an office; or - (b) to appoint a person or body to exercise a power; or - (c) to appoint a person or body to do another thing; - (d) appointing a person or body by name; or - (e) appointing a specified officer, or the holder of a specified office, by reference to the title of the office concerned.