Where the undertaking is operated by a company, the competent corporate body of that undertaking shall appoint, at the same time as the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge and in order to replace them, if necessary, one or more interim pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.
The acting pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge shall be granted, for the periods of replacement, the same powers and duties as those granted to the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge and shall effectively exercise them for the duration of the replacement.
If the acting pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge is a company pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge, an acting pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge is appointed at the same time by the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge.