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Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984
12Arrangements and conditions affecting power to employ under section 11
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#### 12 Arrangements and conditions affecting power to employ under section 11
(1) A power to employ a person under section 11 must be exercised:
(a) in accordance with any arrangements approved under paragraph (2)(a) of this section; and
(b) subject to any conditions determined under paragraph (2)(b) of this section;
that apply to the parliamentarian or office‑holder, and to the power.
(2) The Prime Minister may, in writing, do either or both of the following:
(a) approve arrangements in accordance with which a parliamentarian or office‑holder is to exercise a power under section 11;
(b) determine conditions subject to which a parliamentarian or office‑holder is to exercise a power under section 11.
(3) An instrument made under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.