15Acting appointments

15 Acting appointments

(1) The Minister may appoint a person from a list of persons approved under subsection (5) to act as a member of the Board—

(a) during a vacancy in the office of member; or

(b) in the place of a member who is absent or who, for any other reason, is unable to perform the duties of the office.

(2) A member appointed under subsection (1) holds office for the rest of the term of appointment of the member whose place the replacement member fills.

(3) An acting member—

(a) has all the powers and must perform all the duties of the member for whom, or the office in which, the acting member is acting; and

(b) is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances to which the member would have been entitled for performing those duties; and

(c) is eligible for reappointment as a member of the Board.

(4) The Minister may terminate at any time an acting appointment.

(5) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council may approve persons who are to be available to fill vacancies in the office of member of the Board under this section.