§ 10.—(1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person to exercise the functions of the Commissioner where—
- (a) the Commissioner's office becomes vacant, or
- (b) the Commissioner is incapable of exercising his functions or considers that it would be inappropriate for him to exercise any of his functions in connection with a particular matter (because of a possible conflict of interests or for any other reason).
§ (2) A person so appointed shall have the powers of the Commissioner but shall act only in accordance with the terms on which he is appointed.
§ (3) The Lord Chancellor may pay to any person so appointed such remuneration as he may determine.'.—[Mr. Vaz.]
§ Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.