SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The Scottish Development Agency.
Remuneration etc.
F1C17
The Agency shall pay to each member such remuneration as the Secretary of State may determine, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.
F2C28
The Agency shall make such provision as may be determined by the Secretary of State, with the approval of the said Minister, for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities (including refunds of contributions to any pension fund with or without interest or other additions) to or in respect of such members or past members of the Agency as may be so determined.
F3C39
Where a person ceases to be a member 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 that person to receive compensation, the Secretary of State, with the approval of the said Minister, may direct the Agency to make to that person a payment of such amount as the Secretary of State may determine, with the approval of the said Minister.
F4C410
1
Without prejudice to section 2(3) of this Act, the Agency may, subject to any limit of numbers which may be determined by the Secretary of State, with the approval of the said Minister, employ such officers and servants as appear to the Agency necessary for the exercise of their functions.
2
The Agency may pay such remuneration, in the case of such of the persons employed by them as may be determined by the Agency, with the approval of the Secretary of State and of the said Minister, pay such pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of them as may be so determined, with the like approval, make such payments towards the provision of such pensions, allowances or gratuities (including refunds of contributions to any pension fund with or without interest or other additions) as may be so determined, with the like approval, or provide or maintain such schemes (whether contributory or not) for the payment of such pensions, allowances or gratuities as may be so determined, with the like approval.
3
Where a person employed by the Agency and participating in a scheme for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities which is applicable to such persons becomes a member of the Agency, his service as a member may be treated for the purposes of the scheme as service as a person employed by the Agency, whether or not provision for or in respect of him is made under paragraph 8 above.
4
Except so far as the Agency are satisfied that adequate machinery exists for the purpose, it shall be the duty of the Agency to seek consultation with any organisation appearing to them to be appropriate with a view to the conclusion between the Agency and that organisation of such agreements as appear to the parties to be desirable with respect to the establishment and maintenance of machinery for the settlement by negotiation of terms and conditions of employment of persons employed by the Agency, with provision for reference to arbitration in default of such settlement in such cases as may be determined by or under the agreements.