46. The officers and directors of each society shall, during the year immediately following the annual meeting, and until the election of their successors, exercise all the powers conferred on the society by this act.
Vacancies occurring during the year among the officers or directors may be filled at a special meeting of the board of directors to be called for that purpose.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, however, shall alone be entitled to fill any vacancy that may arise in the office of a director appointed by it.
R. S. 1964, c. 112, s. 46; 1973, c. 22, s. 22; 1979, c. 77, s. 21.