Re-appointments and concurrent appointments

153. Re-appointments and concurrent appointments (1) Where any person has vacated any office established by this Constitution or any office of Minister or Assistant Minister established under this Constitution, he may, if qualified, again be appointed, elected or otherwise selected to hold that office in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (2) Where this Constitution vests in any person or authority the power to make any Page 88 (2) Where this Constitution vests in any person or authority the power to make any appointment to any office, a person may be appointed to that office, notwithstanding that some other person may be holding that office, when that other person is on leave of absence pending the relinquishment of the office; and where two or more persons are holding the same office by reason of an appointment made in pursuance of this subsection, then, for the purposes of any functions conferred upon the holder of that office, the person last appointed shall be deemed to be the sole holder of the office.