17. If the chairman is absent or unable to act, he is replaced, in order, by the vice-chairman, the assistant chairman, the assistant vice-chairman or a person temporarily appointed for that purpose by the Government.
However, in respect of matters contemplated in sections 7 and 16, the chairman is replaced, in order, by the assistant chairman or a person temporarily appointed for that purpose by the Government, and the vice-chairman is replaced, in order, by the assistant vice-chairman or a person temporarily appointed for that purpose by the Government.
The Government shall determine the remuneration of any person it appoints temporarily under this section.
1973, c. 38, s. 16; 1983, c. 21, s. 5.