# Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010, Section 12: General powers


(1) The Commissioner may do anything which appears—
(a) necessary or expedient for the purpose of or in connection with, or
(b) conducive to,
the performance of the Commissioner’s functions or the efficiency of the Commissioner’s administration.
(2) In particular, the Commissioner may—
(a) enter into contracts,
(b) acquire and dispose of land and other property.
(3) The exercise of the power to acquire or dispose of land is subject to the approval of the Parliamentary corporation.
(4) The Commissioner may determine and charge reasonable sums for anything done or provided by , or on behalf of, the Commissioner in the performance of, or in connection with, the Commissioner’s functions.
(5) The Commissioner must retain any sums received ... by virtue of subsection (4) and apply them to meet expenditure incurred in doing or providing whatever is charged for.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/11/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliamentary-commissions-and-commissioners-etc-act-2010/section-12
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