Medical Practitioners Act 2007

25

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 F46[section 17 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, F47[immediately before that repeal] shall be deemed to be a member of the staff of the Council—

(a) as if, F47[on that repeal], 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, F47[immediately before that repeal], 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, F47[immediately before that repeal],

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

Annotations

Amendments:

F46

Inserted (21.12.2007) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 (42/2007), s. 20 and sch. 2, commenced on enactment.

F47

Substituted (21.12.2007) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 (42/2007), s. 20 and sch. 2, commenced on enactment.