Employment Equality Act, 1998

Staff.

51.—(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Authority, appoint such number of persons to be members of the staff of the Authority as may be approved by the Minister for Finance.

(2) The Minister shall, after consultation with the Authority and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, determine the grades of staff of the Authority and the numbers of staff in each grade.

(3) Each appointment under this section or section 49 shall be—

(a) on such terms as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, determine and shall be subject to the Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956 , and the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to 1996, or

(b) on such other terms and conditions as may be determined by the Authority and approved by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance.