Paragraph 9 I1

Amend section 51 as follows.

In subsection (2) for “Home Civil Service” substitute “ civil service of the State ”.

For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)

See Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (in particular, sections 3 and 4) for provision affecting—

(a)

subsection (1), and

(b)

any other enactment about the appointment of persons mentioned in subsection (2).”

For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4)

See also section 1 of the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 under which functions conferred on the Minister for the Civil Service by section 3 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 may be delegated to the Scottish Ministers etc.”

Omit subsection (9).