16Extension of period of appointment, employment and certain authorities for benefit of Crown

16 Extension of period of appointment, employment and certain authorities for benefit of Crown

(1)  Despite the provisions of any relevant legislative instrument, including the State Service Act 2000 , the Minister may, by notice, extend, for the period specified in the notice –

(a) the period of appointment, including appointment to a statutory office, or of employment of a person, under a provision, of a relevant legislative instrument, specified in the notice; or

(b) the period during which an authority, under a relevant legislative instrument, to carry out an activity –

(i) on behalf of the Crown; or

(ii) under a provision, of a relevant statutory instrument, specified in the notice; or

(iii) under a document issued under a provision, of a relevant legislative instrument, specified in the notice –

is to remain in force.

(2)  A notice under subsection (1) may apply to –

(a) a particular person, a particular office, or a class of persons or holders of offices, specified in the notice; or

(b) a particular authority, or a class of authorities, specified in the notice.