5. If the chair of the board of directors is absent or unable to act, the board designates, depending on its priorities, the chair of a committee established under section 7.6 to temporarily replace the chair of the board.
When replacing the chair of the board of directors, the person so designated exercises the same responsibilities and has the same powers as the chair of the board.
R. S. 1964, c. 86, s. 5; 1978, c. 41, s. 4; 1983, c. 15, s. 3; 1988, c. 36, s. 2; 1995, c. 5, s. 2; 1999, c. 40, s. 145; 2006, c. 59, s. 51; 2022, c. 192022, c. 19, s. 1451.