Acting appointments
12 Acting appointments
The Minister may appoint a person to act as a member during any period when a member is absent or unable to perform the duties of office.
The Minister may appoint a member to act as chairperson—
during a vacancy in the office of chairperson; or
during any period, or during all periods, when the chairperson is unable, for any reason, to attend meetings of the Authority.
While so acting, the person has all the powers and privileges and may perform all the functions and duties conferred by this Act on the member or chairperson, as the case may be.
An appointment under subsection (1) or (2) is on the terms and conditions determined by the Minister.
The Minister may at any time terminate an appointment under subsection (1) or (2).
S. 13 substituted by No. 127/1993 s. 6.
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