(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint—
(a)a Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Authorities; and
(b)such number of Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities as the Scottish Ministers may determine.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may appoint Assistant Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities.
(3)The Scottish Ministers shall pay to the persons appointed under this section such remuneration as the Scottish Ministers may determine.
(4)A person who, immediately before the coming into force of this section, is by virtue of appointment under section 24 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)—
(a)the Chief Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland, shall be taken to have been appointed under subsection (1)(a);
(b)an Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland, shall be taken to have been appointed under subsection (1)(b);
(c)an Assistant Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland, shall be taken to have been appointed under subsection (2).