Article 7 Discharge of Commissioner’s functions during vacancy, etc.

Whenever the office of Commissioner is vacant or the Commissioner is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, those functions shall be performed by such person as Her Majesty may designate in that behalf by instructions given through a Secretary of State.

Before any person enters upon the performance of the functions of the office of Commissioner under this section he shall take and subscribe the oaths directed by section 6 of this Order to be taken by a person appointed to the office of Commissioner.

For the purposes of this section the Commissioner shall not be regarded as unable to perform the functions of his office at any time when an officer is discharging those functions under section 8 of this Order.