SCHEDULE 1The Commissioner

Vacancy in office of Commissioner

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(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”.

(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.