This section makes provision for the designation of an Interim Border Security Commander.
	Subsection (1) provides that such a designation is applicable if the Secretary of State thinks that (a) the designation of a person as the Commander has terminated, or is going to terminate, and there will be gap before a new designation is made, or (b) the Commander is, or is going to be, temporarily incapacitated or temporarily unavailable to exercise the Commander’s functions.
	Subsection (2) provides that the Secretary of State may designate a civil servant as the Interim Border Security Commander to exercise the functions of the Commander under this Act for such period as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.
	Subsection (3) identifies that that period may not be longer than the period for which no Commander is designated or (as the case may be) the Commander is incapacitated or unavailable.
	Subsection (4) provides that, while a designation under this section has effect, references in this Act (other than in this section) or in any other enactment or instrument to the Commander include a reference to the Interim Border Security Commander.
	Subsection (5) provides that an individual is not prevented from being designated as the Commander merely because they have previously been designated as the Interim Border Security Commander.
Part 1: Border Security Chapter 1: The Border Security Commander Section 8: Designation of an Interim Border Security Commander