# Education (Scotland) Act 2025, Paragraph 7


(1) The Scottish Ministers may assign to an Inspector the function of deputising for the Chief Inspector during any period when both—
(a) there is no Chief Inspector, or the Chief Inspector is unable to act, and
(b) there is no Deputy Chief Inspector, or the Deputy Chief Inspector is unable to act.
(2) An Inspector to whom such a function is assigned—
(a) is assigned the function for such period as the Scottish Ministers specify in the assignment,
(b) may resign the assignment by informing the Scottish Ministers in writing to that effect,
(c) is assigned it, and ceases to be assigned it, in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers determine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/11/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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