Section 17 Staff

(1)

The F1Commissioner mayF2... appoint staff on such terms and conditions as F3the Commissioner determines.

(2)

The F4Commissioner may make arrangements for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities to, or in respect of, any person who has ceased to be a member of F5the Commissioner’s staff.

(3)

Those arrangements may include—

(a)

the making of contributions or payments towards provision for such pensions, allowances or gratuities, and

(b)

the establishment and administration of one or more pension schemes.

(4)

References in subsections (2) and (3) to pensions, allowances or gratuities include, respectively, references to pensions, allowances or gratuities by way of compensation for loss of employment.

(5)

The exercise of a power in this section is subject to the approval of the Parliamentary corporation.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 17(1) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(a)(i)
F2: Words in s. 17(1) omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(a)(ii)
F3: Words in s. 17(1) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(a)(iii)
F4: Word in s. 17(2) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(b)(i)
F5: Words in s. 17(2) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(b)(ii)

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 1 heading substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 31