5—Amendment of section 22—Composition of Board
Section 22—after subsection (9) insert:
(a) the office of a member of the Board becomes vacant before the expiry of the term of appointment specified in the member's instrument of appointment; and
(b) a person has been appointed to be the deputy of that member,
the person appointed to be the deputy of the member may act as a member of the Board in respect of the vacant office—
(c) for the balance of the term of appointment referred to in paragraph (a)
; or
(d) until a person is appointed to the vacant office under this Act,
whichever first occurs (and a reference in this Act to a member of the Board will be taken to include, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a person acting as a member under this subsection).