Cap. 470 чл. 17Offerofpermanent employment with the Council made to public officers detailed with the Council. Cap. 93. Cap. 58. Cap. 93. Cap. 58. Cap. 93. Cap. 93.

(1) The Council may, with the approval of the Prime Minister, offer to an officer, who is detailed with the Council under the provisions of article 15, permanent employment with the

Council with such remuneration and under such terms and conditions being not less favourable than those which such officer enjoys on the date of such offer.

(2) The terms and the conditions comprised in any offer made as aforementioned shall not be deemed to be less favourable solely because they are not identical in all respects with or better than those which the officer involved would be enjoying on the date of such offer, if such terms and conditions, taken together, are, in the opinion of the Prime Minister, benefits which are substantially equivalent or better.

(3) Every public officer who accepts permanent employment offered to him within the Council, under the provisions of sub-article (1), shall for all purposes other than those of the Pensions Ordinance and the Widows and Orphans Pensions Act, and saving the provisions of sub-article (6), terminate his service with parameters of the respective relative meanings.

(4) Any officer as hereinbefore mentioned who, immediately before accepting a permanent employment with the Council had a right to a benefit under the Pensions Ordinance or the Widows and

Orphans Pensions Act, shall continue to have such right to a benefit under such Ordinance and such Act for all purposes as if his service with the Council was service with the Government.

(5) The Council shall pay to Government such contributions which may from time to time be established by the Minister responsible for finance in respect of the expenditure relating to pensions and gratuities earned by an officer who has accepted permanent employment within the Council as herein previously mentioned during the period commencing on the date of acceptance of such officer.

(6) (a) For the purposes of the Pensions Ordinance, the pensionable emoluments of such public officer who accepts employment within the Council, on retirement shall be deemed to be the pensionable emoluments payable to an officer in Government service in a grade and at an incremental level which corresponds to the office held by the officer on retiring from service with the Council.

(b) For the purposes of the previous paragraph, the offices and salary grades of a public officer who accepts employment with the Council shall be classified as far as can be corresponding to the grades and increments levels in government service by reference to the office, skill, responsibility and other factors.

(c) The classification mentioned in paragraph (b) shall be made by a board composed of a chairman appointed by the Minister responsible for finance and of two other members, one of whom appointed by the Minister centrally responsible for staff policy in the public service and the other appointed by the Council. The classification shall be made subject to the final approval of the Minister responsible for finance.

(d) Such classification shall be made within three months from the adjustment of the salaries of employees in Government service and, or, of employees of the Council.

(e) No post may be classified at a grade higher that Grade 3 in Government service or such other higher grade which the Minister responsible for finance may from time to time by notice in the Gazette establish.

(7) Without prejudice to article 113 of the Constitution, no person may, after the classification as aforementioned, be entitled to rights under the said Pensions Ordinance, which are less FINANCIAL PROVISIONS