PrincipleSTATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Public Officer Removal – Mandatory Compliance with Prescribed Statutory Procedure
- Area of law
- STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
- Court
- Supreme Court
Statutory procedures for removing public officers are mandatory, not directory. Non-compliance renders removal ultra vires (beyond authority) and void. Section 12(1) prescribed specific procedures that had to be followed—these weren't mere suggestions but binding requirements limiting the Council's power. Acting outside statutory authority or without…
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