Cap. 217 Art. 26Delegation of powers by Prime Minister and the Minister.

(1) The Prime Minister and the Minister may each authorise in writing another Minister, a public officer not below the rank of a Head of Department, or a body corporate established by law, to exercise on his behalf all or any and the powers conferred on him as Prime Minister or Minister, as the case may be, by this

Act, excluding in respect of the Prime Minister the powers conferred by article 3(1) and in respect of the Minister responsible for the interior, the powers conferred by the proviso to article 14(2) and article 36: Provided that the Prime Minister and the Minister may each, as the case may be, authorise under this sub-article different persons for different purposes.

(2) Any such authorisation and any repeal thereof shall be published by notice in the Gazette and shall have effect from the date of such publication unless a later date is indicated in the same notice.