PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, 2021

Section 20: Terms and Conditions of Service in the Commission.

2021Section 20 of 320Federal Republic of Nigeria

1 The employees of the Commission shall be subject to terms and conditions of service set out by the Board of the Commission.

2 The terms and conditions of service referred to in subsection (1) may provide for—
a the appointment, promotion, dismissal and discipline of employees;
b appeals by employees against dismissal or other disciplinary measures; and
c the grant of pensions, gratuities and other retirement benefits to employees.

3 In this section, "appointment" includes secondment, transfer and contract appointments.

4 Employees of the Commission shall be "public officers” as defined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Cap. C23. LFN. 2004.

5 Employment by the Commission shall be subject to the provisions of the Pension Reform Act and officers and employees of the Commission shall be entitled to pension and other retirement benefits as prescribed under the Pensions Reform Act.
Act No 4. 2014.

6 Nothing in subsection (5) shall prevent the Commission from appointing a person to an office on terms that preclude the grant of pension or other retirement benefits in respect of that office.

Cite this section

Section 20, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, 2021 (2021).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/petroleum-industry-act-2021/section/20/