PART 4Miscellaneous provisions
Payment for exercise of functions under this Order
article 14 14.—(1) Where the chief officer of a UK law-enforcement body performs a function mentioned in paragraph (3), the Scottish Ministers must pay the appropriate fee to the payable institution in relation to the body.
(2) The appropriate fee for a function’s performance is to be determined by—
article 14 2 a (a)the Secretary of State, in respect of the performance of a function by the chief officer of any body other than the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
article 14 2 b (b)the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, in respect of the performance of a function by the chief officer of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
(3) The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
article 14 3 a (a)providing information in accordance with article 6;
article 14 3 b (b)carrying out a review in accordance with article 7;
article 14 3 c (c)providing information in accordance with article 9;
article 14 3 d (d)providing information in accordance with article 13.
Scottish Ministers not liable for inaccuracies
article 15 15. No proceedings are competent against the Scottish Ministers by reason of inaccuracy in the information made available or provided to them in accordance with or in pursuance of any power or duty under this Order to provide information to the Scottish Ministers in relation to their functions under Part 1 of the Disclosure Act.
Guidance for chief officers of UK law-enforcement bodies
article 16 16.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must issue guidance to the chief officers of UK law-enforcement bodies about the exercise of the chief officer’s functions under this Order.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may from time to time issue revised guidance, and references in this article to guidance include revised guidance.
(3) The guidance may in particular include provision about the conduct of reviews under section 23 of the Disclosure Act.
(4) The chief officer of a UK law-enforcement body must have regard to guidance issued under this article in exercising functions under this Order.