Employment Protection Act 1975

PART III Supplementary Provisions

Remuneration and allowances

28 The Service shall pay to—

(a) members of the Council of the Service ;

(b) members of the Central Arbitration Committee ; and

(c) the Certification Officer and any assistant certification officer,

such remuneration and travelling and other allowances as may be determined by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.

29 The Service may pay to—

(a) persons appointed under section 2(2) above who are not officers or servants of the Service ; and

(b) arbitrators or arbiters appointed by the Service under any provision of this Act or any other enactment,

such fees and travelling and other allowances as may be determined by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.

Sums payable on retirement

30 The Secretary of State may pay, or make provision for paying, to, or in respect of, any holder of an office mentioned in paragraph 28 above, such pension, allowance or gratuity on the death or retirement of that office-holder as he may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, determine.

31 Where a person ceases to be the holder of an office mentioned in paragraph 28 above otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office, and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right for him to receive compensation, the Secretary of State may make him a payment of such amount as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, determine.

32 The Service shall pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times in each accounting year as may be determined by that Minister subject to any directions of the Treasury, sums of such amounts as he may so determine for the purpose of this paragraph as being equivalent to the increase during that year of such liabilities of his as are attributable to the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of persons who are or have been in the service of the Service in so far as that increase results from the service of those persons during that accounting year and to the expense to be incurred in administering those pensions, allowances or gratuities.

Expenses

33 The Secretary of State shall pay to the Service such sums as are approved by the Treasury and as he considers appropriate for the purpose of enabling the Service to perform its functions.

Accounts

34 It shall be the duty of the Service to keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts.

35 (1) The Service shall prepare in respect of each accounting year a statement of accounts, in particular showing separately any sums disbursed to or on behalf of the Committee or the Certification Officer in consequence of the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, in such form as the Secretary of State may direct with the approval of the Treasury.

(2) The Service shall, not later than 30th November following the end of the accounting year to which the statement relates, send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the Comptroller and Auditor General, and the Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on each such statement and shall lay copies of each statement and of his report before each House of Parliament.

(3) In this paragraph " accounting year " means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March in any year except that the first accounting year of the Service shall, if the Secretary of State so directs, be such period shorter or longer than 12 months (but not longer than two years) as is specified in the direction.