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| (1) The Board shall have the power to employ such officers and servants as the Board considers necessary: |
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| (2) At the request of the Board, any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Treasury, be temporarily appoint ed to the staff of the Board for such period as may be determined by the Board with like consent, or be permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (3) The provisions of subsection (2) of section 9 of the Motor Transport Act, No. 48 of 1957, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to any officer in the public service who is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Board, and the provisions of subsection (3) of the aforesaid section 9 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to any officer in the public service who is permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (4) Where the Board employs any person who has entered into a contract with the Government by which he has agreed to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service to the Board by that per son shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such contract. |
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| (5) At the request of the Board, any member of the Local Government Service or any officer or servant (other than a member of the Local Government Ser vice) of any local authority may, with the consent of such member, officer or servant and the Local Government Service Commission or that authority, as the case may be, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Board for such period as may be determined by the Board 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 Board and that Commission or authority. |
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| (6) Where any person is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Board in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (5), he shall be subject to the same disciplinary control as any other member of such staff. |
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| (7) All officers and servants of the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning and for the purposes of the Penal Code. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts