Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)

Part 3 Information on exercise of public functions

33 Public functions: duty to provide information on special advisers

(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year the Scottish Ministers must publish a statement of the total amount of remuneration paid to special advisers during that financial year.

(2) In subsection (1), “special advisers” means a person appointed by virtue of article 3(4) of the Civil Service Order in Council 1995.