12Deputies of members

12 Deputies of members

(1) A member may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a person, other than a member, to be his or her deputy. (2) A member may revoke the appointment of a person as his or her deputy, but the revocation is not effective until the member has given notice of it, in writing, to the Minister. (3) A deputy of a member may resign his or her office by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Minister. (4) A deputy of a member is entitled, in the event of the absence of the member of whom he or she is the deputy from a meeting of the Council, to attend that meeting and, when so attending, shall be deemed to be a member. (5) The appointment of a person as a deputy of a member is not invalidated, and shall not be called in question, by reason of a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his or her appointment.