Section 26 – Acting Tenant Farming Commissioner
64.Section 26 makes provision for the Scottish Ministers to appoint an acting Tenant Farming Commissioner to carry out all of the functions of the Tenant Farming Commissioner when no Commissioner is in office.
65.Subsection (2) makes clear that if a person is disqualified from being appointed as the Tenant Farming Commissioner then that person is also disqualified from being appointed as an acting Tenant Farming Commissioner. The circumstances under which a person can become disqualified are set out in section 12.
66.Subsection (3) sets out specific provision for when the acting Tenant Farming Commissioner can resign or be removed and allows the Scottish Ministers to otherwise determine the terms and conditions of the acting Tenant Farming Commissioner’s appointment.
67.Subsection (4) makes clear that an acting Tenant Farming Commissioner is to be treated the same as the Tenant Farming Commissioner, except for the terms under which the Commissioner can resign, be removed or remunerated. For an appointed Tenant Farming Commissioner, provision is made for resignation and removal in section 13 and provision for remuneration, allowances and pensions in section 14. Subsection (3) of this section provides the equivalent of these sections for an acting Tenant Farming Commissioner.