77Administrative support
(1)The Scottish Ministers must ensure that the Scottish Tribunals are provided with such property, services and personnel as the Scottish Ministers consider to be reasonably required for—
(a)the proper operation of the Tribunals, and
(b)the discharge of the Lord President’s responsibility as to the efficient disposal of business in the Scottish Tribunals (see section 7(1)).
(2)The Scottish Ministers must have regard to any representations made to them by the Lord President in relation to the fulfilment of the duty under subsection (1).
(3)In fulfilling the duty under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers may—
(a)fund or supply property, services and personnel for use by the Tribunals,
(b)appoint persons as members of staff of the Tribunals.
(4)The Scottish Ministers may make arrangements as to—
(a)the payment of remuneration or expenses to or in respect of persons so appointed,
(b)the payment of pensions, allowances and gratuities to or in respect of persons so appointed,
(c)contributions or other payments towards provision for such pensions, allowances and gratuities.
(5)The references in subsection (4) to pensions, allowances and gratuities include pensions, allowances and gratuities to be paid by way of compensation for loss of office.