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SCHEDULE 1The office of Scottish Biometrics Commissioner

Remuneration and pensions, etc.

7(1)The Parliamentary corporation may pay the Commissioner such remuneration and allowances (including expenses) as the Parliamentary corporation determines.

(2)The Parliamentary corporation must indemnify the Commissioner in respect of any liabilities incurred by the Commissioner in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.

(3)The Parliamentary corporation may pay, or make arrangements for the payment of, such pensions, allowances and gratuities to, or in respect of, any individual who holds or has held the office of Commissioner as the Parliamentary corporation determines.

(4)Those arrangements may include—

(a)making payments towards the provision of those pensions, allowances and gratuities,

(b)providing and maintaining schemes for the payment of those pensions, allowances and gratuities.

(5)The reference in sub-paragraph (3) to pensions, allowances and gratuities includes pensions, allowances and gratuities by way of compensation for loss of office.