# Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Section 124: Secretary of State to be corporation sole for purposes of Part VI.


(1) For the purpose of exercising his functions under this Part, the Secretary of State is a corporation sole.
(2) Any instrument in connection with the acquisition, management or disposal of property, real or personal, heritable or moveable, by the Secretary of State under this Part may be executed on his behalf by a person authorised by him for that purpose.
(3) Any instrument purporting to have been so executed on behalf of the Secretary of State is to be treated, until the contrary is proved, to have been so executed on his behalf.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/section/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999/section-124
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