Section 21:

21. (1) Where the holder of an office to which this Part applies is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office and the responsible officer is of the opinion that some other member of a Disciplined Force should be appointed to act in that office, the responsible officer shall report the matter to the Secretary and shall submit, for the consideration of the Commission, the name of the member of the Force whom he recommends should be appointed to act in that office. (2) Where any recommendation under paragraph (1) involves the supersession of any more senior member of the Disciplined Force eligible for consideration, the responsible officer shall inform the Secretary of his reasons for recommending the supersession of each such member of that Force. (3) In considering recommendations for acting appointments, the Commission shall apply the standards prescribed in regulation 14, except that consideration may also be given to the interests of departmental efficiency. (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), a responsible officer may recommend that a member of a Disciplined Force be assigned the duties of another office in the same Disciplined Force and the Commission may so assign such duties where— (a) the member of the Force cannot be appointed to perform the functions of that other office in an acting capacity because that member— (i) does not hold the official qualifications applicable to that office; or (ii) is not the most senior member of the Disciplined Force serving in the particular rank from which an appointment in an acting capacity would normally be made; and (b) such assignment of duties is considered to be in the interests of departmental efficiency and desirable on the ground of administrative convenience. [R. 21 amended by GN 38 of 1998.] CON – 125 [Issue 1] The Constitution