Schedule 2, section 4(3)--
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'(3) In the pensions Act, section 15, a reference to the prescribed authority is taken to be a reference to--
(a) the Governor in Council, if--
(i) the member is the president, the vice president or a commissioner holding appointment as ombudsman; and
(ii) the leave of absence applied for by the member is more than 1 month; or
(b) the Minister, if--
(i) the member is the president, the vice president or a commissioner holding appointment as ombudsman; and
(ii) the leave of absence applied for by the member is 1 month or less; or
(c) the vice president, if the member is a deputy president or a commissioner.'.