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(a) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a bankruptcy order is
made in relation to the member;

(b) in Scotland, the member’s estate is sequestrated.

Remuneration

6 5The Treasury may pay a member of the OTS such remuneration and
allowances as the Treasury may determine.

Provision of staff and facilities etc.

7 The Treasury may provide the OTS with such staff, accommodation,
services and other facilities as appear to the Treasury to be necessary or
10expedient for the proper performance by the OTS of its functions.

Validity of proceedings

8 The OTS may regulate its own procedure.

9 The validity of anything done by the OTS is not affected by—

(a) any vacancy in the membership of the OTS, or

(b) 15any defect in the appointment of a member of the OTS.

Supplementary powers

10 The OTS may do anything that appears to it to be necessary or appropriate
for the purpose of, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.

Finance

11 (1) 20The Treasury may make to the OTS such payments out of money provided
by Parliament as the Treasury considers appropriate for the purpose of
enabling the Office to meet its expenses.

(2) Payments are to be made at such times, and subject to such conditions, as the
Treasury may determine.

25Disqualification

12 In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
(bodies of which all members are disqualified) insert at the appropriate
place—

• ““The Office of Tax Simplification.”

13 30In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification
Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified) insert at the
appropriate place—

• ““The Office of Tax Simplification.”

Freedom of information

14 35In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public
authorities to which the Act applies) insert at the appropriate place—

• ““The Office of Tax Simplification.”

Public sector equality duty

15 In Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 (authorities subject to the
public sector equality duty) under the heading “Industry, business, finance
etc.” insert at the appropriate place—

• 5““The Office of Tax Simplification.”