Section sec.88 - Professional Engineers Act 2002 - Leave of absence for a member

sec.88Leave of absence for a member

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### sec.88 Leave of absence for a member The Minister may approve a leave of absence for a member (the absent member ) of not more than 9 months. The Minister may appoint another person to act in the office of the absent member while the member is absent on the leave. A person appointed under subsection (2) , must be— if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82 (2) (a) , (b) , (e) , (f) or (g) —a person who belongs to the same category of persons, mentioned in the section, to which the absent member belongs; or if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82 (2) (c) or (d) —a registered professional engineer. The Minister’s power to appoint a person to act in the office of an absent member does not limit the Governor in Council’s powers under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) (v) . (sec.88-ssec.1) The Minister may approve a leave of absence for a member (the absent member ) of not more than 9 months. (sec.88-ssec.2) The Minister may appoint another person to act in the office of the absent member while the member is absent on the leave. (sec.88-ssec.3) A person appointed under subsection (2) , must be— if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82 (2) (a) , (b) , (e) , (f) or (g) —a person who belongs to the same category of persons, mentioned in the section, to which the absent member belongs; or if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82 (2) (c) or (d) —a registered professional engineer. (sec.88-ssec.4) The Minister’s power to appoint a person to act in the office of an absent member does not limit the Governor in Council’s powers under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) (v) . - (a) if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82 (2) (a) , (b) , (e) , (f) or (g) —a person who belongs to the same category of persons, mentioned in the section, to which the absent member belongs; or - (b) if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82 (2) (c) or (d) —a registered professional engineer.