The Commissioner may appoint persons to carry out the functions conferred on Judicial Commissioners by the 1997 Act M1, the 2000 Acts M2 and the 2016 Act M3.

A temporary Commissioner may be appointed for one or more terms not exceeding six months each and not exceeding 12 months in total.

Sections 227(4) to (6) (appointments of Judicial Commissioners to be made on joint recommendation of certain persons and consultation requirements) and 228(2) (appointment for a term of three years) of the 2016 Act do not apply to the appointment of temporary Commissioners.

As soon as practicable after the appointment of any temporary Commissioner, the Commissioner must notify the persons listed in section 22(5)(a) to (f) of the Coronavirus Act 2020 of that appointment.