Section 10: Pensions.

(1) The service in the Board shall be approved service for the purpose of the Pensions Act, and accordingly, officer and employees of the Board shall be entitled to pensions, gratuities and other retirement benefits as are prescribed under the Pensions Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, nothing in this Act shall prevent the appointment of a person to any office on terms and conditions which precluded the grant of a pension, gratuity or other retirement benefits in respect of that office.
(3) For the purpose of the application of the Pensions Act, any power exercisable by a Minister or other authority of the Federal Government, other than the power to make regulations, under section 23 thereof, is hereby vested in and shall be exercisable by the Council and not by any other person or authority.