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27.—(1) Whenever the office of Governor is vacant or the Governor is absent from St Helena or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of his or her office those functions shall, during Her Majesty’s pleasure, be assumed and performed as Acting Governor by such person as Her Majesty may designate in that behalf by instructions given through a Secretary of State.
(2) Before assuming the functions of the office of Governor, the person designated shall make the oaths or affirmations directed by section 26(3) to be made by the Governor.
(3) A person who has assumed the functions of the office of Governor shall cease to perform those functions on being notified by the Governor that he or she is about to resume or assume those functions.
(4) For the purposes of this section the Governor shall not be regarded as absent from St Helena, or as unable to perform the functions of the office of Governor, at any time when there is a subsisting appointment of a Deputy under section 28.
(5) In this section, “the Governor” means the person holding the office of Governor.
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