Cap. 261 Art. 23Offerofpermanent employment with theAuthority to public officers detailed for duty with theAuthority.

(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Prime

Minister, offer to any officer detailed for duty with the Authority under any of the provisions of article 21 permanent employment with the Authority at a remuneration and on terms and conditions not less favourable than those enjoyed by such officer at the date of such offer.

(2) The terms and conditions comprised in any offer made as aforesaid 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.

(3) Every officer who accepts permanent employment with the Authority offered that officer, under the provisions of subarticle (1), shall for all purposes other than those of the Pensions

Ordinance and of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act, be deemed to have ceased to be in service with the Government and to have entered into service with the Authority on the date of such

(4) Every such officer as aforesaid who, immediately before accepting permanent employment with the Authority was entitled to benefit under the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act, shall continue to be so entitled to benefit thereunder to all intents as if service with the Authority, were service with the Government.

(5) The Authority shall pay to the Government such contributions as may from time to time be determined by the Minister responsible for finance in respect of the cost of pensions and gratuities earned by an officer who has accepted permanent employment with the Authority as aforesaid during the period commencing on the date of such officer’s acceptance.

(6) For the purposes of this article:

(a) posts and salary grades with the Authority shall be classified in the most nearly corresponding grades and incremental levels in the service under the Government by reference to job description, skills, responsibilities and other analogous factors;

(b) the classification referred to in paragraph (a) shall be carried out by a board composed of a chairman appointed by the Minister responsible for finance and two other members, one appointed by the Minister responsible centrally for personnel policies in the public service and one appointed by the Authority. The classification shall be subject to the final approval of the Minister responsible for finance;

(c) such classification shall take place within three months of any adjustment of salaries of employees in Government service and, or of employees of the Authority;

(d) no post shall be classified in a grade higher than that of Grade 3 in the service of the Government or such other grade as the Minister responsible for finance may, from time to time, determine by notice in the Gazette;

(e) without prejudice to article 113 of the Constitution, no person may, following a classification as aforesaid, be entitled to rights under the Pensions Ordinance less favourable than those to which that person would have been entitled prior to such classification.