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Legal Aid Act 1978
12GValidity of decisions of board
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12G Validity of decisions of board
(1) An act or decision of the board of VLA is not invalid merely because of—
(a) a defect or irregularity in, or in connection with, the appointment of a director; or
(b) a vacancy in the membership of the board, including a vacancy arising from the failure to appoint an original director.
(2) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act as chairperson or as a director is not invalid merely because—
(a) the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; or
(b) there was a defect or irregularity in relation to the appointment; or
(c) the appointment had ceased to have effect; or
(d) the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased.
S. 12H