Staff of Commission,

(1) The power to appoint staff of the Commission (including the power to confirm appointments) and to exercise disciplinary control over such persons including the power to remove such persons from office shall vest in the Commission, Prevention of Corruption 45 Provided that the persons who are members of the staff of the Commission immediately before the commencement of this Act are deemed to have been appointed under this section. (2) It is lawful for the Chairperson to delegate in writing any of his powers of supervision and control over other members of the staff of the Commission to the Executive (3) An appeal shall lie to the Belize Advisory Council from any decision in relation to the staff of the Commission. (4) The salaries and other terms and conditions of service of the staff of the Commission shall be kept broadly in line with those obtaining from the corresponding posts in the public service. (5) The posts of Executive Director, Administrative Secretary, Senior Accounts Clerk, in-house Legal Advisor, Special Investigator and the posts of the administrative, technical, professional, clerical and secretarial staff of the Commission shall be pensionable under the Pensions Act, Cap. 30, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in that Act or any other enactment and persons holding ancillary posts of the semi-skilled or unskilled category are entitled to the retirement benefits under the Government (Open Vote) (Workers) Regulations, as amended from time to time. S.I. 145/1992. 41/1997. (6) Where an officer of the public service is transferred to an office under the Commission and he or she retires or resigns on pension from, or dies while in the service of the Commission, his or her service in the public service ranks as qualifying service or pensionable service, as the case may be, for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for gratuity or pensions under the Pensions Act, Cap. 30. (7) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Pensions Act, Cap. 30, or in any other law amending or replacing that Act, where a person employed in a pensionable 46 Prevention of Corruption office by the Commission is transferred to a pensionable office in the public service, his or her service under the Commission ranks as qualifying service or pensionable service, as the case may be, for the purposes of determining his or her eligibility for a gratuity or pension under the Pensions Act, Cap. 30. (8) When making payment for a pension or gratuity in respect of officers referred to in subsections (6) and (7) of this section, the Government shall pay the whole pension or gratuity, but the Commission shall contribute to the Government for the portion representing the number of years of pensionable service rendered by the officer in the employment of the Commission. (9) The Commission may provide for the establishment and maintenance for the benefit of its officers and employees of a Pension Scheme, Medical Insurance Scheme or Provident Fund Scheme, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such Schemes may enable the Commission to, (a) contribute to the Government the monies referred to in subsection (8) of this section; (b) grant gratuities, pensions or superannuation allowances to, or to the widows, families or dependents of, its employees and officers; (c) establish contributory and superannuation schemes and establish and contribute to superannuation funds for the benefit of its employees and officers; (d) enter into and carry into effect medical insurance and other agreements for securing for any such employees or officers, widows, family or dependents such medical benefits, gratuities, pensions or allowances as are by this section allowed to be granted. Prevention of Corruption 47 (10) The staff of the Commission shall retire on reaching the retirement age of 55 years, but may continue in office after attaining 55 years until such later age as may be determined by the Commission, which age shall not exceed 65 years.