P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 506a
The Administrator shall designate a Deputy Administrator with the consent of the Secretary, who shall assist him/her in the performance of his/her functions. In the case of absence or temporary disability he/she shall substitute him/her as Acting Administrator and shall perform all attributes in order to comply with the functions, obligations and responsibilities of said office as provided for in this chapter. The Deputy Administrator shall hold office during the absence or disability of the Administrator or when said office becomes vacant, until the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints an Administrator and the latter takes office.
History —Dec. 30, 1986, No. 5, p. 887, added as art. IV, § 7A on Aug. 17, 1994, No. 86, § 12.