Any person authorised by an officer, 1[soldier 2[, sailor] or airman] to prosecute or defend a suit in his stead may prosecute or defend it in person in the same manner as the officer, 1[soldier 2[, sailor] or airman] could do if present; or he may appoint a pleader to prosecute or defend the suit on behalf of such officer, 1[soldier 2[, sailor] or airman].
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.Subs. by s. 2, ibid., and Sch. I, for “or soldier” and “or a soldier”.
- 2.Ins. by Act 35 of 1934, s. 2 and Sch.