S.L. 595.45 Art. 10Detailing of public officers.

(1) The Prime Minister may, at the request of the

Agency, from time to time direct that any public officer shall be detailed for duty with the Agency in such capacity and with effect from such date as may be specified in the direction:

Provided that the Prime Minister may at any time revoke such direction.

(2) Where any public officer is detailed for duty with the Agency, such officer shall, during the time in which such direction is in force, be under the administrative direction and control of the Agency but shall otherwise remain, and retain all rights and duties as, a public officer, and for the purposes of any law relating to Government service pensions, service with the Agency shall be deemed to be service with the Government.

(3) Any public officer detailed for duty as provided in sub-article (1) shall continue to be detailed for duty as aforesaid until the Prime Minister may revoke such direction: Provided that where the Prime Minister revokes any direction as aforesaid the officer in whose respect the direction is revoked shall retain such grade in the public service which he held immediately before being detailed for duty with the Agency as a Government agency by virtue of this article or shall occupy such other higher grade which he would have occupied had he not been detailed as aforesaid.