Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006

Remuneration and pensions of staff

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11(1)Subject to section 23, paragraph 10(10) of this schedule and paragraph 9(1) of schedule 2, the Authority must pay to members of its staff such remuneration, allowances and expenses as the Authority determines.

(2)A determination under sub-paragraph (1) as respects persons within sub-paragraph (3) may be made by reference to provision made from time to time by or under regulations under section 26 of the 1967 Act or section 23 of this Act.

(3)Those persons are—

(a)constables seconded to the Authority under paragraph 10(2); and

(b)persons seconded to the Authority under paragraph 10(3),

who are not appointed to be police members of the Agency in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2.

(4)A determination under sub-paragraph (1) as respects police members of the Agency may be made by reference to provision made from time to time by or under regulations under section 26 of the 1967 Act.

(5)The Authority may pay or 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 staff.

(6)The reference in sub-paragraph (5) to pensions, allowances and gratuities includes pensions, allowances and gratuities by way of compensation for loss of employment or, as the case may be, loss of office.

(7)The arrangements mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) may include—

(a)the making of contributions or payments towards provision for pensions, allowances or gratuities mentioned there; and

(b)the establishment and administration of pension schemes.

(8)In this paragraph references to members of staff of the Authority do not include the Chief Executive or the Director General or Deputy Director General of the Agency.