INTERPRETATION ACT [Chapter 1:01] (as amended 1st March 2005) Constitution, may from time to time assign all or any of those functions to such Minister as he may designate. (2) Where under any Act functions are conferred or imposed on a Minister, whether or not the Minister is specifically named in the Act, the President, acting in terms of section 31C or 31D, as the case may be, of the Constitution, may from time to time assign all or any of those functions to a Vice-President or to any other Minister. (3) Where functions are assigned as provided in subsection (1) or (2), any reference to a Vice-President or a Minister in the Act concerned shall be construed accordingly. (4) Where under any Act functions are conferred or imposed on a Minister, whether or not the Minister is specifically named in the Act, and the President, acting in terms of section 31D of the Constitution, has authorized a Deputy Minister to perform all or any of those functions, any reference to the Minister in the Act concerned shall be construed accordingly. 38 Transfer of functions of State employees (1) Where by or under any enactment functions are conferred or imposed upon any specified officer in the employment of the State, the President may, subject to subsection (3), by order in the Gazette, transfer those functions, or such of them as may be specified in the order, to any other officer in the employment of the State, and may make such consequential amendments to the enactment as may arise from the transfer. (2) Where by or under any enactment any officer in the employment of the State is a member of a council, board or other body, the President may, subject to subsection (3), by order in the Gazette, substitute any other officer in the employment of the State for the first-mentioned officer, and may make such consequential amendments to the enactment as may arise from the substitution. (3) The powers conferred upon the President under subsections (1) and (2) shall not be exercised in respect of any function, or of any officer who is a member of any body, which is of a judicial nature. 39 Validity of acts done before assignment or transfer of functions. Where a function conferred or imposed on any person by any enactment is assigned or transferred to another person, whether in terms of this Act or any other enactment, any statutory instrument or other thing made or done before the date of the assignment or transfer and in force on that date shall be deemed to have been made or done by the person to whom the function has been assigned or transferred, and may be amended or repealed accordingly. 40 Service of documents (1) Where an enactment authorizes or requires a document to be served by post, and where the word “serve” or any of the words “give”, “deliver’’ or “send” or any other word is used, the service of the document may be effected by prepaying, registering and posting an envelope addressed to the person on whom the document is to be served at his usual or last-known place of abode or business, and containing such document, and, unless the contrary is proved, the document shall be deemed to have been served at the time at which such envelope would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post. (2) Where an enactment authorizes or requires a document to be served on any person without directing it to be served in a particular manner, the service of that document may be effected— (a) by personal service; or - 16 -