sec.7Acting commissioner

sec.7 Acting commissioner

The Minister may appoint a person, who is eligible for appointment as commissioner, to act in the office of commissioner during— any vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office; or any period, or all periods, when the commissioner is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office. The Minister’s power to appoint a person to act in the office of commissioner does not limit the Governor in Council’s powers under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) (iv) and (v) . s 7 (prev s 11) sub 1996 No. 42 s 10 amd 2001 No. 76 s 24 (1) ; 2002 No. 60 s 14 renum and reloc 2014 No. 17 s 74 (sec.7-ssec.1) The Minister may appoint a person, who is eligible for appointment as commissioner, to act in the office of commissioner during— any vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office; or any period, or all periods, when the commissioner is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office. (sec.7-ssec.2) The Minister’s power to appoint a person to act in the office of commissioner does not limit the Governor in Council’s powers under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) (iv) and (v) .

• (a) any vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office; or
• (b) any period, or all periods, when the commissioner is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office.