This legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Governor may
on the recommendation of the Minister appoint a person to be the deputy of
—
(a) the
member referred to in section 5(1)(b)(i) or (ii), in which case the provisions
of section 5(1)(b)(i) or (ii), (2) and (3) apply with any necessary
modifications to and in relation to that appointment;
[(b) deleted]
(c) a
member referred to in section 5(1)(b)(iv), in which case the person is to be a
person nominated by the Minister as having experience in one or more of the
fields referred to in that section.
(2) A deputy member
may resign at any time by notice in writing given to the Minister.
(3) The Governor may
at any time on the recommendation of the Minister revoke the appointment of a
deputy member.
(4) While taking the
place of the member concerned, a deputy member has all the functions and
entitlements of, and the protection given to, that member under this Act.
(5) A reference in
this Act to a member includes a reference to a deputy member taking the place
of the member.
(6) No appointment of,
and no act or omission done by, a deputy member in that capacity is to be
questioned on the ground that the occasion for his or her appointment had not
arisen or had ceased.
[Section 5A inserted by No. 84 of 1994 s. 25;
amended by No. 7 of 2002 s. 56.]