Chapter 2] THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL

Appointment of Administrator- General. 3. (1) The State Government shall appoint an Administrator-General for the State:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to bar the appointment of the same person as Administrator-General for two or more States.

(2) No person shall be appointed to the office of Administrator- General unless he has been for at least-

(a) seven years an advocate; or

(b) seven years an attorney of a High Court; or

(c) ten years a member of the judicial service of a State; or (a) five years a Deputy Administrator- General.

Appointment and powers of Deputy Administrator-General.

4. (1)The State Government may appoint a Deputy or Deputies to assist the Administrator-General; and any Deputy so appointed shall, subject to the control of the State Government and the general or special orders of the Administrator-General, be competent to discharge any of the duties and to exercise any of the powers of the Administrator- General, and when discharging such duties or exercising such powers shall have the same privileges and be subject to the same liabilities as the Administrator-General.

(2) No person shall be appointed as a Deputy under this section unless he has been for at least three years-

(a) an advocate; or (1.7) an attorney of a High Court; or

(c) a member of the judicial service of a State. Incorporation.

5. The Administrator-General shall be a corporation sole by the name of the Administrator-General of the State for which he is appointed, and, as such Administrator-General, shall have perpetual succession and an official seal, and may sue and be sued in his corporate name.