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| (1) At the request of the Council, any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Ministry under which that officer is employed and the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Public Administration be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Council for such period as may be determined by the Council with like consent, or with like consent be permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (2) Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Council, the provisions of subsection (2) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to, and in relation to, such officer. |
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| (3) Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of the Council, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to, and in relation to, such officer. |
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| (4) Where the Council employs any person who has entered into any contract with the Government by which he has agreed to serve to the Government for a special period, any period of service to the council by that person shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging his obligations his obligations under such contract. |
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