Chief executive and other employeesS
7(1)Creative Scotland is to employ a chief executive.S
(2)The chief executive may not be a member of Creative Scotland.
(3)The first chief executive employed by Creative Scotland is to be the person who, immediately before the coming into force of this paragraph, is the chief executive designate employed by Creative Scotland 2009 Limited; and that person is employed as chief executive until the term of appointment as chief executive designate of Creative Scotland 2009 Limited would have ended.
(4)But if there is no person employed by Creative Scotland 2009 Limited as chief executive designate immediately before the coming into force of this paragraph, the Scottish Ministers are to make the first appointment of the chief executive of Creative Scotland on such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers may determine.
(5)Each subsequent chief executive is, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, to be appointed by Creative Scotland on such terms and conditions as Creative Scotland may, with such approval, determine.
(6)Creative Scotland may (subject to any directions given under sub-paragraph (7)) appoint such other employees on such terms and conditions as Creative Scotland may determine.
(7)The Scottish Ministers may give directions to Creative Scotland as regards—
(a)the appointment of employees under sub-paragraph (6), and
(b)the terms and conditions of their employment.
(8)Creative Scotland may, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers—
(a)pay or make arrangements for the payment,
(b)make payments or contributions towards the provision,
(c)provide and maintain schemes (whether contributory or not) for the payment,
of such pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any person who is or has ceased to be an employee of Creative Scotland, as it may determine.
(9)The reference in sub-paragraph (8) to pensions, allowances and gratuities includes a reference to pensions, allowances and gratuities by way of compensation for loss of employment.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 para. 7 in force at 1.7.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(1)