The Secretary of State shall appoint, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, a Temporary Clerk of the Parliament to exercise the functions of the Clerk of the Parliament until the first Clerk of the Parliament is appointed by the Parliamentary corporation in accordance with section 20(2) of the Act.

The Secretary of State may appoint, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, Temporary Assistant Clerks to exercise the functions of any Assistant Clerk until the first Assistant Clerk is appointed by the Parliamentary corporation in accordance with paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to the Act.

In the period during which the functions of the Clerk of the Parliament are exercisable by the Temporary Clerk of the Parliament under paragraph (1), section 20(3) of the Act shall have effect as if for the references to the Clerk there were substituted references to the Temporary Clerk of the Parliament.

So far as may be necessary for the purpose of or in consequence of the exercise, by virtue of this article, of the functions of the Clerk of the Parliament by the Temporary Clerk of the Parliament, references in any enactment, prerogative instrument and any other instrument or document to the Clerk of the Parliament shall be read as if they were or included references to the Temporary Clerk of the Parliament.

So far as may be necessary for the purpose of or in consequence of the exercise, by virtue of this article, of the functions of any Assistant Clerk by a Temporary Assistant Clerk, references in any enactment, prerogative instrument and any other instrument or document to an Assistant Clerk shall be read as if they were or included references to a Temporary Assistant Clerk.