Economic Regulator Act 2009
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16 Acting Regulator
[Section 16 Substituted by No. 13 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2015]
(1) The Minister may appoint a person as Acting Regulator to act as the Regulator during any particular, or every, period during which the Regulator is absent.
(2) The appointment of an Acting Regulator is subject to, and has effect in accordance with, the terms and conditions (including remuneration and allowances) specified in the instrument of appointment.
(3) If a vacancy, within the meaning of section 16D , occurs in the office of Regulator while a person appointed under this section is acting as the Regulator, that person may continue to so act until a person is appointed as Regulator under section 9 .
(4) While a person is acting as the Regulator in accordance with this section, he or she is taken to be the Regulator.