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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-complaints-of-maladministration-order-1999/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-complaints-of-maladministration-order-1999/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1351",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Complaints of Maladministration) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-complaints-of-maladministration-order-1999",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Staff",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Commissioner may appoint such staff as he considers necessary to assist him in the exercise of his functions.\n(2) It is for the Scottish Commissioner to determine the terms and conditions of appointment of his staff, including arrangements for the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to, or in respect of, any person who has ceased to be a member of his staff.\n(3) In particular, the Scottish Commissioner may make provision for–\n(a) contributions or payments towards the provision for such pensions, gratuities or allowances; and\n(b) the establishment and administration (whether by the Parliamentary corporation or otherwise) of a pension scheme.\n(4) Any function of the Scottish Commissioner may be exercised by–\n(a) a member of his staff;\n(b) an officer of the Parliamentary Commissioner; or\n(c) an officer of the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland, of the Health Service Commissioner for England or of the Health Service Commissioner for Wales,\nif authorised by the Scottish Commissioner for that purpose; and references in any enactment (including this Order) to a member of the staff of the Scottish Commissioner include any person exercising any function of his by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) or (c).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1351/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:24.082123+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."
}