Public Health (Tobacco) Act, 2002

Casual vacancies among members of Office.

14.—(1) If a member of the Office dies, resigns, ceases to be qualified for office and ceases to hold office or is removed from office, the Minister may appoint a person to be a member of the Office to fill the casual vacancy so occasioned in the same manner as the member of the Office who occasioned the casual vacancy was appointed.

(2) A person appointed to be a member of the Office pursuant to this section shall hold office for that period of the term of office of the member who occasioned the casual vacancy concerned that remains unexpired at the date of his or her appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment as a member of the Office on the expiry of the said period.