Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. I (ss. 1-46): Power to continue conferred (11.5.2001) by 2001 c. 16, ss. 109(2)(c)(i), 138(2)
(1)The Director General of NCIS shall designate a member of NCIS appointed under section 9, other than a member appointed by the Director General by virtue of subsection (8) of that section, to exercise all the powers and duties of the Director General—
(a)during any absence, incapacity or suspension from duty of the Director General, or
(b)during any vacancy in the office of Director General.
(2)The Director General shall consult the NCIS Service Authority before designating a member under subsection (1).
(3)No more than one person shall be authorised to act by virtue of a designation under subsection (1) at any one time; and a person so authorised shall not have power to act by virtue of that subsection for a continuous period exceeding three months except with the consent of the Secretary of State.