Part 1Interpretation

Powers

5Power to appoint to an office

1

If an Act of the Scottish Parliament confers power to appoint a person to an office, the power includes power—

a

to determine the terms and conditions of appointment,

b

to remove or suspend a person from the office,

c

to reappoint a person to the office,

d

to reinstate a person in the office,

e

where subsection (2) applies, to appoint a person to the office in place of the last holder of the office.

2

This subsection applies where—

a

the office is vacant,

b

the person holding the office is suspended from office, or

c

the person holding the office is incapacitated in a way that affects the performance of the person in the office.