Welsh Development Agency Act 1975

Remuneration etc. E+W+S

9 The Agency shall pay to each of their members and to each member of their staff or of any of their committees such remuneration and such reasonable allowances in respect of expenses as the Secretary of State may determine with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.

10 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.

11 Where a person ceases to be a member of the Agency 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.

12 (1) The Agency may, in the case of such of the persons employed by them as may be determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, pay such pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of them, 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) or provide and maintain such schemes (whether contributory or not) for the payment of such pensions, allowances or gratuities as may be determined by the Secretary of State with the approval of the said Minister.

(2) 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 10 above.

(3) 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.