(8) No Act of the National Assembly shall be deemed to amend, add to, repeal or in any way alter any of the provisions of this Constitution unless the title of the Act clearly indicates that intention and the Act does so in express terms. (9) In this section – (a) references to this Constitution include references to any law that amends or replaces any of the provisions of this Constitution; (b) to the alteration of this Constitution include references to the amendment, modification or re-enactment with or without amendment or modification, of the Constitution or of any provision for the time being contained in this Constitution, the suspension or repeal or the making of different provision in lieu thereof, and the addition of new provisions to this Constitution. CHAPTER XXIII MISCELLANCEOUS PART 1 : APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS Acting appoint- 227 ment (1) In this Constitution, unless a contrary intention appears: (a) (b) (2) any reference to a power of appointment to an office shall be construed as including a reference to the power to appoint a person to act in or perform the functions of that office; any reference to the holder of an office by a term designating his or her office shall be construed as including a reference to any person for the time being lawfully acting in or performing the functions of that office. Where in this Constitution power is vested in any person or authority to appoint any person to act in or perform the functions of any office if the holder thereof is himself or herself unable to perform those functions, no such appointment shall be called in question on the ground that the holder of the office was not unable to perform those functions.