No. 16 of 1953. Interpretation of Laws (Amendment), 5 Antigua.

18B. No Ordinance shall in any manner Rights of the
whatsoever affect the rights of the Crown “°*”
unless it is therein expressly provided or unless
it appears by necessary implication that the
Crown is bound thereby.

18C. When a substantive holder of any Appointment
office constituted by or under any Ordinance S,ecgemer ‘°
is on leave of absence pending relinquishment leave of ab-
of his office, it shall be lawful for another Spee Bret s
person to be appointed substantively to the substantive
same office. holder,

18D. Where by or under any Ordinance 4 ppointment

the Governor or any public officer or body is °f officers by

: name or office.
empowered to appoint or name a person to
have and exercise any powers or perform any
duties the Governor or such public officer or
body may either appoint a person by name or
direct the person for the time being holding
the office designated by the Governor or by
such public officer or body to have and
exercise such powers and perform such duties;
and thereupon or from the date specified by
the Governor or by such public officer or body,
the person appointed by name or the person
for the time being holding the office aforesaid
shall have and may exercise such powers and
perform such duties accordingly.

18E. Where any Ordinance confers Power to

upon any person or authority power to make chet uowe!
appointments to any office or place the power to remove, ete.
shall be construed as including the power to

remove or suspend any person appointed, and

to reappoint or reinstate him, and to appoint

another person temporarily in the place of any

person so removed or suspended or in place of

any holder of the office or place, who has

died or is ill or absent, and to appoint another

person temporarily to fill any vacancy in the

office or place arising from any other cause:

Provided that where the power of the
person or authority to make any such appoint-
ment is only exercisable upon the recommen-
‘dation or subject to the approval, consent or
concurrence of some other person or authority