• 1. The chairperson of the central electoral committee shall appoint a replacement for the position that has become vacant as a result of a temporary dismissal as referred to in this section. Chapters V and W apply, provided that, notwithstanding Article V 2, paragraph 1, the appointment shall be accepted no later than the tenth day after the date of the notification of appointment.

• 2. The person appointed as a replacement shall cease to be a member on the day on which sixteen weeks have elapsed since the date of the temporary dismissal, without prejudice to the possibility that the replacement membership may end earlier pursuant to this Act.

• 3. If the replacement for a member of a representative body who has been granted temporary leave due to pregnancy, childbirth, or illness resigns prematurely, or is appointed as a member of the representative body to fill a vacancy other than a temporary leave, the chair of the central electoral committee shall appoint a new temporary replacement for the remainder of the temporary leave.

• 4. Article X6 does not apply to a replacement.