57Deputy health and safety representatives

57 Deputy health and safety representatives (1) Each deputy health and safety representative for a designated work group is to be elected in the same way as a health and safety representative for the designated work group. (2) If the health and safety representative for a designated work group ceases to hold office or is unable (because of absence or any other reason) to exercise the powers of a health and safety representative under this Part— (a) the powers may be exercised by a deputy health and safety representative (if any) for the designated work group; and (b) this Act (other than this section) applies in relation to the deputy health and safety representative accordingly. (3) Sections 55, 56 and 67 apply to deputy health and safety representatives in the same way as they apply to health and safety representatives. Those sections deal with term of office, disqualification of health and safety representatives and the obligation of employers to train health and safety representatives. Division 5—Powers of health and safety representatives