Section 13: Staff of the Council.

(1) The Secretariat may, with the approval of the Council, appoint such staff and employees, as it deems necessary and expedient.
(2) Subject to the Pension Reform Act, the terms and conditions of service, including the remunerations, allowances, benefits, and pensions of staff and employees, shall be determined by the Secretariat on the approval of the Council. [Act No 4, 2014]
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (2), nothing in this Act shall prevent the appointment of a person to any office on conditions which preclude the grant of pension and other retirement benefits in respect of that office.
(4) The Council shall make staff regulations relating generally to the conditions of service of the staff, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may provide for the appointment, promotion, transfer and disciplinary control of staff of the Council.