2(1)If there is a vacancy in the office of Chief Inspector, the Secretary of State may appoint a person to be Chief Inspector during such period (not exceeding one year) as he thinks fit.E+W
(2)Any such appointment is to be on such terms as the Secretary of State may determine.
(3)Those terms may include provision for the Secretary of State to terminate the appointment before the time when it would otherwise end.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 12 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
3(1)The Chief Inspector may designate an HMI to perform his functions during any period when he is absent or unable to act.E+W
(2)If (at a time when no designation is in force under sub-paragraph (1)) it appears to the chairman of the Office that the Chief Inspector is, as a result of any incapacity—
(a)unable to act, and
(b)unable to make a designation under that sub-paragraph,
the chairman may designate an HMI to perform the Chief Inspector's functions so long as he remains in office and is unable to act.
(3)For the purposes of this paragraph the Chief Inspector's functions include his functions as a member of the Office.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 12 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)