(1)This section applies to such persons who are members of staff of the Scottish Ministers employed in the Executive Agency of the Scottish Ministers known as Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.
(2)Such an order may specify any description of such employees or any individual such employee.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1), an order may not be made in relation to staff on secondment or loan to the Executive Agency of the Scottish Ministers known as Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland from another part of the Scottish Administration.
(4)The power to make an order under subsection (1)—
(a)must be exercised by statutory instrument,
(b)may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes.
(5)A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.