SCHEDULE STANDING ORDERS OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

CHAPTER 2: MEETINGS OF THE PARLIAMENT

4 Rule 2.4 First meeting following general election
If the person holding the office of Presiding Officer as mentioned in section 19(2) is not a member of the Parliament, that meeting shall be chaired by that person but only until a new Presiding Officer is elected. Thereafter it shall be chaired by the elected Presiding Officer.