21 Powers in name of office
of the Crown to do something, or otherwise applying to the
Minister by the Minister's name of office, include
(a) a Minister acting for anot her Minister or a Minister
designated to act in the office, and
(b) the deputy of the Minister or a person appointed as acting
deputy.
(1.1) Subsection (1) applies to an enactment that authorizes a
Minister to delegate, subject to any restriction imposed by an
enactment or by order of the Minister.
(1.2) Nothing in this section authorizes a deputy or acting deputy
to exercise any authority conferred on a Minister to enact a
regulation as defined in the Regulations Act.
(2) Words in an enactment directing or empowering a person to do
something, or otherwise applying to the person by the person's
name of office, include
(a) a person acting for that person or appointed to act in the
office, and
(b) that person's deputy or a person appointed as that person' s
acting deputy.
(3) This section applies whether or not the office of a Minister or
other person is vacant.
RSA 2000 cI-8 s21;2014 c8 s5