Section 9 of the Consumer Information Act, 1978, is amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (11):
(a) Where the Director is through illness or any other cause absent from duty or the office of Director is vacant, the Minister may appoint a person to perform the functions of the Director during such absence or vacancy.
(b) The Minister shall not appoint a person under paragraph (a) of this subsection to perform the functions of the Director for a continuous period of more than 6 months during a vacancy in the office of Director.
(c) The Minister may at any time terminate an appointment under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(d) A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this subsection has all the powers, rights and duties conferred on the Director by this Act and each reference in this Act to the Director shall be deemed to include a reference to such a person.".