Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991
18AActing Chairperson
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18A Acting Chairperson
18A Acting Chairperson
(1) The Minister may, from time to time, appoint a person to act in the office of the Chairperson during the illness or absence of the Chairperson or during a vacancy in the office of the Chairperson. The person, while so acting, has all the functions of the Chairperson and is taken to be the Chairperson (including as a member of the Board).
(2) The Minister may, at any time, remove a person from the office to which the person was appointed under this section.
(3) A person while acting under this section is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Minister may from time to time determine.
s 18A: Ins 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [8].