Appointment of officers, etc

(1) The Contractor-General may appoint and employ for the purposes of this Act, on such remuneration and on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the National Assembly, such officers and agents as may be considered necessary to assist him in the proper performance of his functions under this Act. (2) The Governor-General or the Public Services Commission, as the case may be, may, subject to such conditions as may be imposed, approve the secondment to the staff of the Contractor-General, of any officer in the public service, provided that in relation to any pension, gratuity, allowances and other rights as a public officer, such officer shall be deemed to be in the public service while so employed.