Homes (Sale of Mortgages) Act 1993
37Validation – Director of Housing
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37 Validation – Director of Housing
During the period commencing on 1 October 1990 and ending on 25 April 1993, notwithstanding the absence of a formal appointment of the Director of Housing –
(a) the person purporting to perform the functions or exercise the powers of the Director of Housing is taken to have been validly appointed as such; and
(b) the Director of Housing as a corporation sole is taken to have continued in existence; and
(c) any act or thing done or omitted to be done by –
(i) the person purporting to perform the functions or exercise the powers of the Director of Housing; or
(ii) a person purporting to act as a delegate of the Director of Housing –
is as valid as if it had been done or omitted to be done by a person duly appointed as Director of Housing.