Cap. 600 Art. 11Legal personality and representation of the Authority.

(1) The Authority shall be a body corporate having a distinct legal personality and shall be capable, subject to the provisions of this Act, of entering into contracts, of acquiring, holding and disposing of any kind of property for the purposes of its functions, or suing and being sued, and of doing all such things and entering into all such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise or performance of its functions under this Act, including the lending or borrowing of money.

(2) The legal representation of the Authority shall jointly vest in the Chairman and such other member of the Board or officer of the Authority as the Board may appoint:

Provided that the Authority may appoint one or more members of the Board or one or more officers of the Authority to appear in the name or on behalf of the Authority in any judicial proceedings and in any act, contract, instrument or other document whatsoever.

(3) Any document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by the Authority and signed by the Chairman, or such other member of the Board or officer of the Authority as may by the Board, in accordance with sub-article (2), be vested with the legal representation of the Authority, shall be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an instrument made or issued by the Authority.