Medical Practitioners Act 2007

Staff of Council.

25.— (1) Subject to subsection (4)(a), the Council shall appoint such and so many persons to be staff of the Council as the Council from time to time thinks proper with the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

(2) Subject to subsection (4)(b), a member of staff of the Council shall hold office or employment on the conditions (including those relating to remuneration, allowances and superannuation) that are determined by the Council with the prior approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

(3) The staff of the Council shall be paid by the Council, out of the funds at its disposal, the remuneration and allowances determined under subsection (2).

(4) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Act of 1978 by section 3 , a person who was an officer or servant of the Council, appointed under section 17(1) of that Act, immediately before the commencement of section 3 shall be deemed to be a member of the staff of the Council—

(a) as if, on that commencement, the Council had appointed under subsection (1) the person to be a member of the staff of the Council for the remaining period, if any, that was left to run for the person to hold office as such officer or servant, as the case may be, immediately before that commencement, and

(b) on the same conditions (including those relating to termination of appointment) as the person held office as such officer or servant, as the case may be, immediately before that commencement,

and the other provisions of this Act shall be construed accordingly.