Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949

3 (1) It shall be the duty of every probation committee—

(a) to appoint sufficient salaried probation officers for their probation area, subject, in the case of such classes or descriptions of probation officers as may be prescribed, to the approval of the appointment by the Secretary of State;

(b) to pay to the probation officers appointed for their area such remuneration, allowances and expenses as may be prescribed;

(c) to provide for the efficient carrying out of the work of probation officers and to supervise such work and to receive reports by such officers;

(d) to make such payments and to such persons as may be prescribed in respect of persons under the supervision of probation officers, being persons required by a probation order or supervision order to reside in any place otherwise than for the purpose of their submitting to treatment for their mental condition as voluntary or resident patients; and

(e) to perform such other duties in connection with the work of probation officers as may be prescribed.

(2) Nothing in the last foregoing sub-paragraph shall require the probation committee for any area to appoint a whole-time probation officer for any area if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that such appointment is unnecessary.

(3) The same person may be appointed to be a salaried probation officer for two or more probation areas.

(4) It shall be competent for a probation committee to appoint in accordance with rules made by the Secretary of State one or more case committees and to delegate thereto any of their functions relating to the supervision of the work of probation officers.

(5) A probation committee may, in such cases and in such manner as may be prescribed, give financial and other assistance to persons under the supervision of probation officers appointed for their area.