40Continuing to act during vacancy in office

40 Continuing to act during vacancy in office (1) If a person is acting in an office (including a Ministerial office) during the absence or inability of the office-holder and, for any reason, the office-holder ceases to hold the office, the person acting may continue to act in the office until the earlier of the following: (a) the lawful revocation of the person's authority to act; (b) 1 year after the office-holder ceased to hold office. (2) In this section: acting in an office includes performing the duties of the office. office includes a position and a designation.