36Terms and conditions of appointment as Acting Deputy President

36 Terms and conditions of appointment as Acting Deputy President

(1)  A person appointed as an Acting Deputy President is, for the term of the appointment, entitled to be paid the salary and allowances determined by the Minister after consultation with the President.

(2)  Any remuneration and allowances that are, before or during a person’s term of office as an Acting Deputy President, determined under subsection (1) to be payable to the person as Acting Deputy President, cannot, subject to section 5 , be reduced during the person’s term of office as an Acting Deputy President.

(3)  A person appointed as an Acting Deputy President may be appointed under section 35 as an Acting Deputy President for a further term that is continuous on one or more of the person’s previous appointments as an Acting Deputy President –

(a) by the Minister, if the total period of continuous appointments is not more than 6 months; or

(b) by the Governor, if the total period of continuous appointments is more than 6 months.

(4)  Nothing in subsection (3) is to be taken to prevent a person being appointed under section 35 , as many times as may be, for a period, if the period is not within 2 months of the end of one or more of the person’s previous appointments as an Acting Deputy President.