s.5Duties of Authority
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Section 5Part 1 — Central Administration

Duties of Authority

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It is the duty of the Authority to secure consistency and continuity in the framing and execution of a comprehensive policy approved by the Cabinet with respect to the use and development of the land in the Islands to which this Act applies in accordance with the development plan for the Islands prepared in accordance with Part II or otherwise in operation by reason thereof.
All acts of the Authority shall be signified under the hand of the Director or such other officer as the Director may authorise.
The Authority may, with the approval of the Cabinet, by written instrument, delegate any of its functions under this Act (other than this power of delegation) to —
the Director;
the Deputy Directors;
the Director and a member of the Authority; or
a Deputy Director and a member of the Authority.
Where, under subsection (3)(c) or (d), a function of the Authority is delegated to —
the Director and a member of the Authority; or
a Deputy Director and a member of the Authority,
that function cannot be exercised except jointly by the Director or a Deputy Director (as the case may be) and that member.
A delegation under subsection (3) is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise by the Authority of any function so delegated.

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