52:14A-3. Definitions

Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this act:

(a) "Attack" means any attack or series of actions by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, biological means or other weapons or methods.

(b) "Emergency interim successor" means a person designated pursuant to this act, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the Constitution and Statutes, or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(c) "Office" includes all State offices, the power and duties of which are defined by the Constitution and Statutes, except the office of Governor, and except those in the Legislature and the Judiciary.

(d) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the power and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful incumbent of the office (including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy) and his duly authorized deputy are absent or unable, for physical, mental, legal or other reasons, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

L.1963, c. 117, s. 3.