Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

94 District council officers.

(1) Every district council shall appoint a clerk of the council and a treasurer of the council and such other officers as- the council think necessary for the efficient discharge of the functions of the council, and may pay to the clerk, treasurer and other officers appointed under this section such reasonable salaries as the council may determine.

(2) The clerk, the treasurer and every other officer , appointed under this section shall hold office during the pleasure of the council, so however that neither the clerk nor the treasurer shall be removed: from office except by resolution of the council passed by hot less than two-thirds of the members of the council present at a meeting of the council the notice of which specifies the consideration of the removal from office of the officer as an item of business.

(3) A clerk or a treasurer of a district council may, and if required by the council, shall, appoint a person approved by the council to act as his depute, and if either of the said offices is vacant or the holder of the office is unable to act and there is no depute acting, the district council may appoint a person to act temporarily in the office for a period not exceeding six months, with power to the council to renew the appointment for a further period not exceeding six months, and all things required or authorised to be done by or to any such officer may be done by or to the depute or person appointed to act temporarily in the office, and any reference in this Act or any other enactment or any statutory order to the principal officer shall include a reference to the depute or person acting in the office.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the provisions of any enactment or statutory order requiring the appointment of any officer for the purposes of that enactment or order.