Appointment of Clerk and Deputy Clerk

(1) The Clerk and Deputy Clerk shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Provided that the persons holding the offices of the Clerk and Deputy Clerk immediately before the commencement of this 6 Act, shall be deemed to have been appointed under this section. (2) Power to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in the office of the Clerk or of the Deputy Clerk and the power to remove such persons from office shall likewise vest in the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the National Assembly Staff Committee. (3) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Clerk or the Deputy Clerk shall, unless he sooner resigns his office, hold office until he attains the age of 65 years or such later age as may, in any particular case, be determined by the Provided that, subject as aforesaid, the persons holding the offices of the Clerk and the Deputy Clerk at the commencement of this Act may, at their option, continue to hold office until the age of 70 years, or such later age as may be determined by the Committee. (4) Nothing done by the Clerk or the Deputy Clerk shall be invalid by reason only that he has attained the age by which he is required by subsection (3) of this section to vacate his office.