28Acting Deputy President

28 Acting Deputy President (1) If there is a vacancy in the office of a Deputy President or a Deputy President is absent or, for any other reason, is unable to perform the duties of office, the President may appoint a senior member of the Tribunal as an acting Deputy President. S. 28(2) amended by No. 15/2018 s. 59(1). (2) The appointment of an acting Deputy President cannot exceed 6 months. (3) A person appointed as an acting Deputy President— S. 28(3)(a) amended by No. 15/2018 s. 59(2). (a) has all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Deputy President for whom he or she is acting; and (b) may resign the acting appointment by delivering to the President a signed letter of resignation; and S. 28(3)(c) substituted by No. 15/2018 s. 59(3). (c) subject to subsection (3A), is eligible for re‑appointment. S. 28(3A) inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 59(4). (3A) A person appointed as an acting Deputy President must not act as a Deputy President for a continuous period of more than 12 months, unless the Minister, in writing, approves a proposed re-appointment which would result in a person acting as a Deputy President for a continuous period of more than 12 months. (4) The President may at any time terminate an acting appointment. S. 28A inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 60.