UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 1579 
IIT. The Governor-General may on Our behalf exercise all powers 
under the South Africa Act, 1909, or otherwise in respect of the 
summoning, proroguing, or dissolving the Parliament of the 
Union! 
IV. And We do hereby declare Our pleasure to be that, in the 
event of the death, incapacity, removal, or absence from the Union 
of the Governor-General, all and every the powers and authorities 
herein granted to him shall, until Our further pleasure is signified 
therein, be vested in such person as may be appointed by Us under 
Our Sign Manual and Signet to be Our Lieutenant-Governor of 
the Union ; or if there shall be no such Lieutenant-Governor in the 
Union, then in such person or persons as may be appointed by Us 
under Our Sign Manual and Signet to administer the Government of 
the same; and in case there shall be no person or persons within 
the Union so appointed by Us, then in the Chief Justice of South 
Africa for the time being, or in case of the death, incapacity, removal, 
or absence from the Union of the said Chief Justice for the time 
being, then in the Senior Judge for the time being of the Supreme 
Court of South Africa then residing in the Union, and not being under 
incapacity. Provided always that the said Senior Judge shall act 
in the administration of the Government only if and when the said 
Chief Justice shall not be present within the Union and capable of 
administering the Government. 
Provided further that no such powers or authorities shall vest in 
such Lieutenant-Governor, or such other person or persons, until 
he or they shall have taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by the 
Governor-General of the Union, and in the manner provided by 
the Instructions accompanying these Our Letters Patent. 
V. Whenever and so often as the Governor-General shall be 
temporarily absent from the Union in pursuance of any instructions 
from Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, or in the 
execution of any Letters Patent or any Commission under Our Sign 
Manual and Signet appointing him to be Our High Commissioner or 
Special Commissioner for any territories in South Africa with which 
We may have relations, or appointing him to be Governor or to 
administer the Government of any Colony, province, or territory 
adjacent or near to the Union, or shall be absent from the Union for 
the purpose of visiting some neighbouring Colony, territory, or State, 
for a period not exceeding one month, then and in every such case 
the Governor-General may continue to exercise all and every the 
powers vested in him as fully as if he were residing within the 
Union. 
VI. In the event of the Governor-General having occasion to be 
temporarily absent for a short period from the seat of Government 
or from the Union. he mav, in every such case, by an instrument 
1 This power is given by ss. 20, 24, and 25 of the Act. No mention is made 
of the appointment and dismissal of officers, as is done in the case of Canada and 
the Commonwealth : for it see as. 14 and 15 of the Act.