46Part‑time Chairperson taken to be full‑time

46 Part‑time Chairperson taken to be full‑time

Where: (a) the Chairperson has been appointed on a part‑time basis; and (b) the Minister becomes satisfied that the Chairperson will not be able to perform the functions of Chairperson during a period otherwise than on a full‑time basis; the Minister shall, in writing specifying the period, direct that, for the purposes of paragraph 45(5)(b) and sections 48 and 49, the Chairperson shall be taken to have been appointed on a full‑time basis for that period.