{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-antarctic-territory-order-1989/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-antarctic-territory-order-1989/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/842",
  "legislation_title": "The British Antarctic Territory Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-antarctic-territory-order-1989",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Discharge of Commissioner’s functions by deputy.",
  "text": "(1) The Commissioner may, by Instrument under the Public Seal of the Territory, authorise a fit and proper person to discharge for and on behalf of the Commissioner on such occasions and subject to such exceptions and conditions as may be specified in that Instrument such of the functions of the office of Commissioner as may be specified in that Instrument.\n(2) The powers and authority of the Commissioner shall not be affected by any authority given to such person under this section otherwise than as Her Majesty may at any time think proper to direct, and such person shall conform to and observe such instructions relating to the discharge by him of any of the functions of the office of Commissioner as the Commissioner may from time to time address to him.\n(3) Any authority given under this section may at any time be varied or revoked by Her Majesty by instructions given through a Secretary of State or by the Commissioner by Instrument under the Public Seal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/842/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:44:22.322421+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}