| (a) |
on such conditions as may be determined by the Management Board, appoint such employees of the Council as he may deem necessary to assist him in the performance of his functions; |
| (b) |
pay such employees such remuneration, allowances, subsidies and other benefits as the Management Board may determine in accordance with a system approved from time to time by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of State Expenditure. |
| (2) |
The executive officer may— |
| (a) |
in addition to the employees referred to in subsection (1)(a), be assisted in the performance of his or her functions by officers and employees in the employment of the State who have been placed at the disposal of the Council in terms of the provisions of section 15(3)(a) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994); |
[Subsection (2)(a) substituted by section 19(a) of Act No. 16 of 2010]
| (b) |
on such conditions as he may deem fit, second an employee of the Council, either for a particular service or for a period of time, to the service of a department of State, the government of any other country or territory, or any person or institution in or outside the Republic: Provided that an employee shall not be so seconded unless the employee consents thereto: Provided further that if an employee is so seconded, his conditions of service as an employee of the Council shall not be adversely affected thereby. |
| (3) |
The executive officer may from time to time on such conditions and against such security as the Management Board may deem fit— |
| (a) |
provide collateral security, including guarantees, to a financial institution as defined in section 1 of the Financial Services Board Act, 1990 (Act No. 97 of 1990), in respect of a loan granted to an employee of the Council by such a financial institution to enable such employee to acquire, improve or enlarge immovable property for the purposes of occupation; |
| (b) |
build, cause to be built, purchase or rent houses, flats or flat buildings for occupation by employees of the Council, and may sell or let such houses or flats or flat buildings to such employees, or otherwise alienate, let or otherwise dispose of such houses, flats or flat buildings; and |
| (c) |
establish, institute, erect or carry on sports or recreational societies, social clubs, social and health services, restaurants, hostels, bursary schemes for purposes of study or other similar undertakings or schemes which in his opinion may be beneficial to the employees of the Council. |
| (4) |
If a person who is employed in any capacity by or on behalf of the Council, while engaged in any activity in the course of such employment suffers an injury or contracts a disease which is directly attributable thereto, the Minister may with the concurrence of the Minister of State Expenditure authorize the Council to pay compensation to such person, or, in the event of his death, to his dependants. |
| (5) |
The provisions of subsection (4) shall not affect the right of any person to claim damages in respect of any injury or disease referred to in the said subsection. |
(6)
| (a) |
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), the Council shall for the purposes of the Associated Institutions Pension Fund Act, 1963 (Act No. 41 of 35 1963), be deemed to be an associated institution. |
| (b) |
The Management Board may, with the approval of the Minister, granted with the concurrence of the Minister of State Expenditure, institute and manage or cause to be managed a pension or provident fund for employees of the Council. |
Statistics Act, 1999
