110 annex 1 Section 18 Remuneration (1) The Ombudsman and the Deputy-Ombudsmen shall be remunerated for their service. The Ombudsman’s remuneration shall be determined on the same basis as the salary of the Chancellor of Justice of the Government and that of the Deputy-Ombudsmen on the same basis as the salary of the Deputy Chancellor of Justice. (2) If a person elected as Ombudsman or Deputy-Ombudsman is in a public or private employment relationship, he or she shall forgo the remuneration from that employment relationship for the duration of their term. For the duration of their term, they shall also forgo any other perquisites of an employment relationship or other office to which they have been elected or appointed and which could compromise the credibility of their impartiality as overseers of legality. Section 19 Annual vacation The Ombudsman and the Deputy-Ombudsmen are each entitled to annual vacation time of a month and a half. Section 19 a Substitute for a Deputy-Ombudsman (24.8.2007/804) (1) A substitute for a Deputy-Ombudsman can perform the duties of a Depu­tyOmbudsman if the latter is prevented from attending to them or if a Deputy-Ombudsman’s post has not been filled. The Ombudsman shall decide on inviting a substitute to perform the tasks of a Deputy-Ombudsman. (20.5.2011/535) (2) The provisions of this and other Acts concerning a Deputy-Ombudsman shall apply mutatis mutandis also to a substitute for a Deputy-Ombudsman while he or she is performing the tasks of a Deputy-Ombudsman, unless separately otherwise regulated. CHAPTER 3 a Human Rights Centre (20.5.2011/535) Section 19 b Purpose of the Human Rights Centre (20.5.2011/535) For the promotion of fundamental and human rights there shall be a Human Rights Centre under the auspices of the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman. Section 19 c The Director of the Human Rights Centre (20.5.2011/535) (1) The Human Rights Centre shall have a Director, who must have good familiarity with fundamental and human rights. Having received the Constitutional Law Committee’s opinion on the matter, the Parliamentary Ombudsman shall appoint the Director for a four-year term.

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