3Powers, authorities etc of Solicitor General

3 Powers, authorities etc of Solicitor General

3 Powers, authorities etc of Solicitor General

(1) The Solicitor General may—

(a) act as Counsel for Her Majesty and may perform such other duties and functions of Counsel as the Attorney General directs,

(b) exercise and discharge the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred or imposed on the Attorney General by or under any Act or incident by law to the office of the Attorney General if—

(i) the office of Attorney General is vacant, or

(ii) the Attorney General is absent from the State, or

(iii) the Attorney General is on leave but still within the State, or

(iv) the Attorney General is unable to exercise and discharge the powers, authorities, duties and functions because of illness.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall have effect notwithstanding any delegation made under section 4 in respect of any power, authority, duty or function referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and any such delegation and any terms of such delegation shall have no operation or effect during any period the Solicitor General may exercise or discharge such power, authority, duty or function pursuant to the said paragraph (b).

s 3: Am 2025 No 15, Sch 7.