National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)Chapter 4 : Board, Staff and Assets of Authority25. Acting chief executive officer |
| (1) | The Board may in writing appoint any senior employee of the Authority to act as chief executive officer when the holder of that office— |
| (a) | is temporarily unable to perform the duties connected with that office; or |
| (b) | has vacated or been removed from that office and a new chief executive officer has not yet been appointed. |
| (2) | The chief executive officer may in writing appoint any senior employee of the Authority to act as chief executive officer for any period that the chief executive officer is absent from the Republic. |
| (3) | An acting chief executive officer may exercise all the powers and must perform all the duties of the chief executive officer. |