South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 5 of 1998)Chapter 2 : Board of Authority and StaffPart 2 : Chief Executive Officer and staff26. Acting Chief Executive Officer |
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| (a) | The Board may, subject to paragraph (b), appoint a person to act as Chief Executive Officer— |
| (i) | during a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or |
| (ii) | during any period, or during all periods, when the Chief Executive Officer is absent from duty or from the Republic or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office. |
| (b) | A person appointed to act as Chief Executive Officer may not continue so to act for more than 12 months at a time. |
| (2) | A person, other than an officer, who is acting as Chief Executive Officer is entitled to the same remuneration and allowances as are payable to the Chief Executive Officer. |
| (3) | An officer who is acting as Chief Executive Officer must be continued to be paid the remuneration and allowances payable to the officer, but is also to be paid— |
| (a) | so much of the remuneration payable to the Chief Executive Officer as exceeds the officer’s usual remuneration; |
| (b) | so much of any allowance payable to the Chief Executive Officer as exceeds the corresponding allowance payable to the officer; and |
| (c) | if an allowance is payable to the Chief Executive Officer but is not payable to the officer, that allowance. |