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I-13 - Interpretation Act

Section 21
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Authority to appoint public officers, exercise of power of public officers
21(1)Words authorizing the appointment of a public officer include the power
(a) of removing or suspending him,
(b) of re-appointing or reinstating him,
(c) of appointing another in his stead or to act in his stead, and
(d) of fixing his remuneration and varying or terminating it,
in the discretion of the authority in whom the power of appointment is vested.
21(2)Where a power is conferred or a duty imposed on a person requiring him to do an act or thing, then, unless a contrary intention appears, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time as occasion requires, and when the power is so conferred or the duty imposed upon the holder of an office as such, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed by the person for the time being charged with the execution of the powers and duties of the office.
R.S., c.114, s.21