Section 5 Lyon clerk to perform his duties personally. Salary of Lyon Clerk.

The Lyon clerk, who shall be appointed by Her Majesty, shall F1. . . perform the duties of his office personally, and not by deputy, and shall receive such salary F2. . . as the Treasury shall from time to time approve, payable as aforesaid, which salary shall come in place of the fees hitherto exigible by him, to which he shall no longer be entitled: Provided always, that in the event of the temporary absence or incapacity of the Lyon clerk it shall be lawful for the Lyon King of Arms, with the consent of Her Majesty’s Advocate, to grant a commission to some other person to discharge the duties of the Lyon clerk ad interim, and such commission shall not be liable to any stamp duty.