County Management Act, 1940

Executive functions.

17.—(1) Every power, function, or duty of the council of a county or of an elective body which is not a reserved function shall, for the purposes of this Act, be an executive function of such council or body, and the expression “executive function” shall in this Act (including this section) be construed and have effect accordingly.

(2) Every county manager shall exercise and perform for the council of his county all the executive functions of such council and, in particular all powers, (other than a power which is vested by law (including this Act) in such council and is by this Act expressly made exercisable by resolution of such council), functions, and duties of such council in relation to the officers and servants of such council and the control, supervision, service, remuneration, privileges, and superannuation, of such officers and servants.

(3) Every county manager shall exercise, for the several elective bodies for which he is the manager, the executive functions of such elective bodies respectively and, in particular, all powers, functions, and duties of any such elective body in relation to the officers and servants of such body and the control, supervision, service, remuneration, privileges, and superannuation of such officers and servants.

(4) All such matters and things, including the making of contracts and the affixing of the official seal, as are necessary for or incidental to the exercise or performance of the executive functions of the council of a county or of an elective body shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be done (as the case may be) by the county manager for such county or the manager for such elective body.

(5) A county manager shall not affix the official seal of the council of a county or of an elective body to any document save in the presence of the chairman of such council or body or, in the presence of a member or any of a number of members of such council or body nominated in that behalf by such council or body.