(1) The State Government shall appoint an Administrator-General for the State:
PROVIDED that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to bar the appointment of the same person as Administrator-General for two or more States.
(2) No person shall be appointed to the office of Administrator-General unless he has been for at least--
(a) seven years an advocate; or
(b) seven years an attorney of a High Court; or
(c) ten years a member of the judicial service of a State; or
(d) five years a Deputy Administrator-General.
Section 4 - Appointment and powers of Deputy Administrator-General
(1) The State Government may appoint a Deputy or Deputies to assist the Administrator-General; and any Deputy so appointed shall, subject to the control of the State Government and the general or special orders of general-General, be competent to discharge any of the duties and to exercise any of the powers of the Administrator-General, and when discharging such duties or exercising such powers shall have the same privileges and be subject to the same liabilities as the Administrator-General.
(2) No person shall be appointed as a Deputy under this section unless he has been for at least three years--
(a) an advocate; or
(b) an attorney of a High Court; or
(c) a member of the judicial service of a State.
Section 5 - Incorporation
The Administrator-General shall be a corporation sole by the name of Administrator-General of the State for which he is appointed, and, as such Administrator-General, shall have perpetual succession and an official seal, and may sue and be sued in his corporate name.