Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)

Part 1 S Interpretation

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 applied (15.4.2016) by Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 16), ss. 48(4), 52(1)

Powers S

5 Power to appoint to an office S

(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.