Cap. 458 Art. 9Employees of the Medicines Authority.

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and of any other enactment applicable thereto, and without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, the appointment of officers or employees of the Authority shall be made by the Authority. The terms and conditions of employment shall be established by the Authority with the concurrence of the designated Minister, given after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance.

(2) The Prime Minister may, at the request of the Authority after it consults with the designated Minister, from time to time and by direction detail a public officer for duty with the Authority in such a capacity and for such term and under such conditions as may be established in relation to the officer so detailed.

(3) The Prime Minister may at any time revoke any such direction given under subarticle (2).

(4) Where an officer is detailed for duty with the Authority such officer shall, during the time in which such a direction is in force, be under the administrative direction and control of the Chief Executive Officer and shall otherwise remain and retain all rights and duties as a public officer and for the purposes of any law relating to government service pension, service with the Authority shall be deemed to be service with the Government:

Provided that no account shall be taken in assessing the pensionable emoluments of such officer for the purposes of any law relating to government service pensions of any allowances, bonuses or gratuities paid to such officer by the Authority in excess to what he is entitled as a public officer:

Provided further that during the time in respect of which he is so detailed to perform duties with the Authority the terms and conditions of his service shall not be less favourable than those which are attached to his appointment under the Government during the period aforesaid. Such terms and conditions shall not be deemed to be less favourable merely because they are not in all respects identical with or superior to those enjoyed by the officer concerned at the date of such offer, if such terms and conditions, taken as a whole, in the opinion of the Prime Minister offer substantially equivalent or greater benefits.