s 4 Registrars, deputies and assistants
4. —(1) The Registrar‑General may appoint, by name or office, any number of public officers to be Registrars, Supervising Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars as the Registrar‑General considers necessary for the purposes of this Act. (2) A Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar may perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by section 6(1)) and any other written law, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies. (3) An appointment under subsection (1), and any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), must be in writing. (4) Subject to any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or any other written law includes a reference to a Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar mentioned in that subsection. —(1) The Registrar‑General may appoint, by name or office, any number of public officers to be Registrars, Supervising Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars as the Registrar‑General considers necessary for the purposes of this Act. (2) A Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar may perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by section 6(1)) and any other written law, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies. (3) An appointment under subsection (1), and any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), must be in writing. (4) Subject to any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or any other written law includes a reference to a Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar mentioned in that subsection.