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

Remuneration and pensions of convener and lay members

8 (1) The Authority must pay to the convener and each of the other lay members such remuneration, allowances and expenses as the Scottish Ministers determine.

(2) The Authority must pay or make arrangements for the payment of such pensions, allowances or gratuities to, or in respect of, any person who has ceased to be the convener or a lay member of the Authority as the Scottish Ministers determine.

(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (2) to pensions, allowances and gratuities includes pensions, allowances and gratuities by way of compensation for loss of office.

(4) The arrangements mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) 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.

(5) Sub-paragraph (6) applies where a person ceases to be the convener or a lay member of the Authority and the Scottish Ministers determine that there are special circumstances making it right for the person to receive compensation.

(6) The Scottish Ministers may direct the Authority to pay such amount of compensation to the person as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(7) Police force members and police authority members are not entitled to remuneration, allowances or expenses from the Authority in respect of their work as members of the Authority.