Section 32: Staff generally

(1) Subject to this Act, the Council may appoint such other persons as members of its staff as it considers necessary and may approve conditions of service for the staff.
(2) If the Council thinks it expedient that any vacancy in the staff of the Council should be filled by a person holding office in any of the public services in the Federation, it shall inform the appropriate body to that effect and thereafter the Council may, by arrangement with the body concerned, cause such vacancy to be filled by way of secondment or transfer.
(3) Where any person is seconded under subsection (2) of this section, he shall be notified of the terms and conditions of the secondment, and the secondment shall be without prejudice to any pension rights which, but for the secondment, would still accrue to him.
(4) A person seconded under subsection (2) of this section may elect to be transferred to the staff of the Council in which case any previous service in the public service concerned shall be qualifying services as defined in the Pensions Act.