12.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the Commission shall pay–
(a)to its convener and to any member, such fee, and
(b)to its convener, to any member and to any person appointed to a committee or sub-committee, such allowances,
as may be specified from time to time by the Scottish Ministers.
(2) The Commission may, in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, pay–
(a)to a former convener or former member of the Commission such pension, allowance or gratuity;
(b)to a person who, other than on the expiry of a term of office, ceases to be its convener or a member, such compensation;
(c)to a person who was not a member and whose appointment to a committee or sub-committee has come to an end, such payment; and
(d)to a member who acts in place of the convener, such payment,
as may be approved by the Scottish Ministers.
(3) The member appointed under regulation 2(3) shall not be paid the fee referred to in paragraph (1)(a).