5(1)Where the office of Commissioner is vacant, the Parliamentary corporation may appoint a person (whether or not a member of the Commissioner’s staff or a person appointed as assessor by the Commissioner) to discharge the Commissioner’s functions until a new Commissioner is appointed; and a person so appointed is referred to in this schedule as the “acting Commissioner”.S
(2)A person who is disqualified from appointment as Commissioner by virtue of paragraph 1(1) is also disqualified from appointment as acting Commissioner.
(3)A person appointed as acting Commissioner—
(a)may be relieved of office at that person’s request;
(b)may be removed from office by the Parliamentary corporation by notice in writing given by it;
(c)in other respects, is appointed to and holds that office on such terms and conditions as the Parliamentary corporation may determine; and
(d)while holding that office, is to be treated for all purposes, except those of paragraphs 3(a), 4, 6 and 7, as the Commissioner.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.6.2004 by S.S.I. 2004/232, art. 2(b)