The board shall appoint a clerk and a treasurer.

The clerk and the treasurer shall hold and vacate office as such in accordance with the terms of the instruments by which they are respectively appointed and, notwithstanding the terms of the instrument of appointment, the board may terminate their appointment at any time.

For the period from 31st October 1995 until a clerk and treasurer have been appointed, the persons who are the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance of Strathclyde Regional Council for the time being shall respectively be the clerk and the treasurer to the board.

The board may appoint such other staff as may be required for the discharge of the functions of the board under this scheme.

Where under an agreement with the board, any constituent authority places its own staff at the disposal of the board, the board shall make annually such payments as may from time to time be agreed with that authority for the services of that staff.