1(1)The Scottish Ministers may make a staff transfer scheme.
(2)A staff transfer scheme is a scheme making provision for or in connection with the transfer to Historic Environment Scotland of persons who are—
(a)employed by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland,
(b)subject to sub-paragraph (3), members of the staff of the Scottish Ministers employed in the Executive Agency of the Scottish Ministers known as Historic Scotland.
(3)Sub-paragraph (2)(b) does not apply to members of the staff of the Scottish Ministers on secondment or loan to Historic Scotland from another part of the Scottish Administration.
(4)A staff transfer scheme may in particular—
(a)prescribe rules by which the transfer of specified persons, or classes of specified person, can be determined,
(b)provide that specified persons, or classes of specified person, are to become employees of Historic Environment Scotland.
(5)A staff transfer scheme may make provision only in relation to persons whose employment relates to the carrying out of Historic Environment Scotland’s functions.
(6)In this paragraph “specified” means specified in a staff transfer scheme.