Acting (law)
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This article is about the law of temporary officials. For the law governing people acting on someone else's behalf, see law of agency.
In law, a person is acting in a position if they are not serving in the position on a permanent basis. This may be the case if the position has not yet been formally created, the person is only occupying the position on an interim basis, the person does not have a mandate, or if the person meant to execute the role is incompetent or incapacitated.