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Acting chief executive
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20. (1) The Minister may appoint a person (in this section referred to as the “acting chief executive”) to perform the functions of the chief executive during—
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(a) any period or periods during which the chief executive is absent from duty or from the State or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of chief executive,
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(b) any period of suspension from office of the chief executive, or
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(c) subject to subsection (2), any vacancy in the office of chief executive.
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(2) An acting chief executive shall not be appointed for a period exceeding 12 months during a vacancy in the office of chief executive.
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(3) The Minister may at any time terminate an appointment under this section.
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(4) Where a person is appointed under this section as an acting chief executive, references in this Act or in any instrument made under this Act to the chief executive shall be construed as references to the person so appointed.
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