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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2003/13",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below and paragraph 10A, the Commission—\n(a) shall appoint a chief executive ; and\n(b) may appoint such other staff as it considers appropriate,\non such terms and conditions as it may, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, determine.\n(2) A member of the Commission may not be appointed as a member of its staff.\n(3) The Commission shall obtain the approval of the Scottish Ministers before appointing a chief executive.\n(4) The Commission may pay to the members of its staff, including its chief executive, (referred to in this paragraph collectively as “employees”) such remuneration and allowances as the Scottish Ministers may determine.\n(5) The Commission may—\n(a) pay, or make arrangements for the payment of;\n(b) make payments towards the provision of; and\n(c) provide and maintain schemes (whether contributory or not) for the payment of,\nsuch pensions, allowances and gratuities to or in respect of such of its employees, or former employees, as the Scottish Ministers may determine.\n(6) The reference in sub-paragraph (5) above to pensions, allowances and gratuities includes a reference to pensions, allowances and gratuities by way of compensation for loss of employment or reduction in remuneration.\n(7) A determination under sub-paragraph (4) or (5) above may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in sch. 1 para. 7(1) inserted (1.8.2010 for specified purposes, 1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 18 para. 5(a); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in sch. 1 para. 7(1)(a) substituted (1.8.2010 for specified purposes, 1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 18 para. 5(b); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in sch. 1 para. 7(3) substituted (1.8.2010 for specified purposes, 1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 18 para. 5(c); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in sch. 1 para. 7(4) substituted (1.8.2010 for specified purposes, 1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 18 para. 5(d); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 5.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/schedule/1/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:46.625109+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}