No. 7 of 1954.

Interpretation of Lauws 7
(Amendment).

(2) Where by or under any Ordinance |

power is given to the Governor to appoint any
_ board, commission, committee or similar body,
it shall be lawful for the Governor, in the
absence of any provision to the contrary, to
appoint a chairman of such board, commission,
committee or similar body.

18H. Where by or under any Ordinance
any board, commission, committee or similar
body, whether corporate or unincorporate, is
established, then unless the contrary intention
appears, the powers of such board, commission,
committee or similar body shall not:be affected

by—

(a) any. vacancy in the membership
thereof; :

(6) the fact that it is afterwards
discovered that there was some defect in
the appointment or qualification of a
person purporting to be a member there-
of; or

(c) the fact that there was any
minor irregularity in the convening of any
meeting thereof.

181. Save as is otherwise expressly
provided by any Ordinance, whenever any act
or thing is required to be done by more than
two persons, a majority of them may do it.

18J. Whenever any Act of the Imperial
Parliament is extended to the Presidency such
Act shall be read with such formal alterations
as to names, localities, courts, officers, persons,
moneys, penalties and otherwise as may be
necessary to make the same applicable to the
circumstances.”

6. Section 2 of the Principal Ordinance is

hereby repealed.

MONTSERRAT.

Powers of a
board, eto. not
atfected by
vacancy, ete.

Power of
majority of
more than
two persons,

Imperial Acts
to be read.
with neoessary
modifications.

Repeal.