2For section 24 of the 1959 Act there is substituted—
“Appointment of deputies
(1)Aconstituent authority and the directors of the Board responsible for the appointment of a director may each appoint a deputy to take the place of that director and to speak and vote at any meeting of the Board, or of a committee or sub-committee of the Board to which that director belongs, which that director is unable to attend.
(2)Section 12 (certificate of appointment of director) applies to the appointment of deputies as it applies to the appointment of directors.”.