(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may appoint a person to be the Acting Director of Corporate Enforcement to perform the functions of the Director during -
(a) a period, or during all periods, when the Director is absent from duty or from the State or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the Director,
(b) any suspension from office of the Director, or
(c) a vacancy in the office of Director.
(2) A person shall not be appointed to perform the functions of the Director for a continuous period of more than 6 months during a vacancy in the office of Director.
(3) The Minister may, at any time, terminate an appointment under this section.