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| (1) The Authority may appoint such officers and servants as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions. |
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| (2) The officers and servants appointed under subsection (1) shall be remunerated in such manner and at such rates, and shall be subject to such conditions of service, as may be determined by rules made by the Authority. |
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| (3) At the request of the Authority any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Public Administration, be temporarily appoint- ed to the staff of the Authority for such period as may be determined by the Authority with like consent, or be permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (4) Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority the provisions of subsection (2) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No. 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him. |
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| (5) Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of the Authority, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No. 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him. |
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| (6) Where the Authority employs any person who has agreed to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service with the Authority by that person shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such agreement. |
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| (7) At the request of the Authority any member of the Local Government Service or any other officer or servant of any local authority may, with the consent of such member, officer or servant and the Local Government Service Advisory Board or that local authority, as the case may be, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority for such period as may be determined by the Authority with like consent or be permanently appointed to such staff on such terms and conditions including those relating to pension or provident fund rights as may be agreed upon by the Authority and the Local Government Service Advisory Board or the local authority. |
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| (8) Where any person Is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority In pursuance of subsection (7), such person shall be subject to the same disciplinary control as any other member of such staff. |
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