# Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, Paragraph 9


(1) This paragraph applies if the office of Compliance Officer is vacant.
(2) The IPSA may authorise a member of the IPSA's staff provided under paragraph 7(2) to carry out the functions of the Compliance Officer during the vacancy.
(3) In relation to a vacancy of more than six months, the functions of the Compliance Officer may not be carried out by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) after the first six months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/13/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-standards-act-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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