{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1975/schedule-4/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/30",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1975",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The designated body shall pay to, or in respect of—\n(a) the Commissioner, or any person holding an appointment under paragraph 4 of this Schedule, such amounts—\n(i) by way of remuneration or allowances; or\n(ii) towards the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities;\n(b) any person who has held the office of Commissioner, or an appointment under the said paragraph 4, such amounts by way of pensions, allowances or gratuities,\nas the Secretary of State may determine; but any such amount which the Secretary of State determines to be payable to, or in respect of, the Commissioner or any person who has held the office of Commissioner shall be subject to the approval of the Treasury.\n(2) If a person ceases to be the Commissioner and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right that that person should receive compensation, the designated body shall pay to that person a sum of such amount as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 3(1) substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 4, SIF 81:2), s. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(2), 3(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(1)(d), 3(5)"
    }
  ],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}