Section 77.

Managers to whom this Schedule applies.

1. This Schedule applies to a manager appointed under Part 6 or this Schedule.

Acting manager.

2.

(1) If, because of illness or absence of a manager who is a natural person, the manager is unable to exercise the functions of his or her office, the Authority may, by notice published in Iris Oifigiúil, appoint a person to act in that office during the manager's illness or absence.

(2) The Authority may, at any time, remove from office a person appointed under subparagraph (1).

(3) If a person other than the NTMA is appointed under this paragraph, the person is taken to be a manager appointed under section 72.

Vacation of office.

3.

(1) The office of manager becomes vacant if the manager (being a natural person) -

(a) dies,

(b) resigns the office by a letter addressed to the Authority,