South of Scotland Enterprise Act 2019

Operational matters

9 Headquarters

(1) The Scottish Ministers must specify in a direction under section 17 the place where South of Scotland Enterprise is to have its headquarters.

(2) Any place specified in fulfilment of the duty under subsection (1) must be in the South of Scotland.

10 Committees

(1) South of Scotland Enterprise may establish committees and sub-committees.

(2) Committees and sub-committees may include people who are not members of South of Scotland Enterprise.

(3) South of Scotland Enterprise may, in accordance with a determination by the Scottish Ministers—

(a) pay each member of a committee or sub-committee remuneration and allowances (including expenses), and

(b) pay, or make arrangements for the payment of, allowances and gratuities to, or in respect of, any person who is or has been a member of a committee or sub-committee.

(4) The arrangements referred to in subsection (3)(b) may include—

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

(b) providing and maintaining schemes for the payment of those allowances and gratuities to, or in respect of, any person who is or has been a member of a committee or sub-committee.

(5) The reference in subsection (3) to allowances and gratuities includes allowances and gratuities by way of compensation for loss of office as a member of a committee or sub-committee.

11 Workers’ interests committee

(1) South of Scotland Enterprise must establish a committee to advise it on what might be done to advance the interests of workers in the South of Scotland.

(2) The committee must include at least one member nominated by a trade union operating in the South of Scotland.

12 Regulation of procedure

South of Scotland Enterprise may regulate its own procedure (including quorum) and that of its committees and sub-committees.

13 Authority to perform functions

(1) South of Scotland Enterprise may authorise any of its—

(a) members,

(b) committees,

(c) sub-committees, or

(d) staff,

to perform such of its functions (and to such extent) as it may determine.

(2) The giving of authority under subsection (1) does not—

(a) affect the responsibility of South of Scotland Enterprise for the performance of the function, or

(b) prevent South of Scotland Enterprise from performing the function itself.

14 Validity of things done

The validity of anything done by South of Scotland Enterprise, its committees or sub-committees is not affected by—

(a) a vacancy in membership or the office of chief executive,

(b) a defect in the appointment of a member or the chief executive,

(c) the disqualification of a person as a member after appointment.