§ Mr. Wylieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Commissioners of the Scottish Law Commission have been appointed for less than five years; if so for how long they have been appointed.
§ Mr. RossThe Chairman of the Commission has been appointed for five years, two members for four years and the remaining member for three years.
§ Mr. Wylieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what agreement has been made with each Commissioner of the Law Commission as to the payment of pension allowance or gratuity on his retirement or death, and upon what conditions; and what payments are to be made by each Commissioner and out of public funds towards provision for such pension allowance or gratuity.
§ Mr. RossThe Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission is a judge of the Court of Session and is pensionable under the arrangements applicable to his judicial office. The part-time appointments held by the other members are not pensionable and there is no provision for payment of a gratuity on retirement or death.
§ Mr. Wylieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission has been appointed without relinquishing his judicial office; and what are the special terms of appointment as a Law Commissioner relating to the performance of the duties of his judicial office.
§ Mr. RossThe Chairman of the Commission has been appointed without relinquishing his judicial office, and the terms of his appointment make no provision as regards his performance of the duties of that office. He will accordingly be exempted, by virtue of Section 2(4) of the Law Commissions Act, 1965, from performing those duties, and will be engaged whole-time on the work of the Commission.