14. Appointment of publie officers and members of the Local Government Service to the Board
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At the request of the Board, any public officer may, with the consent of that officer and of the Secretary to the Ministry in which that officer is employed or attached, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Board for such period as may be determined by the Board with like consent, or with like consent be permanently appointed to such staff,
Where any public officer is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Board, the provisions of subsection (2) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No, 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him.
Where any public officer is permanently appointed to the staff of the Board, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No, 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him.
Where the Board employs any person who has entered into a contract with the Government to serve the
Government for a specified period, any period of service to the Board by that person shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging the obliga-tions of such contract.
At the request of the Board any member of the Local
Government Service or any other officer or servant of any local authority may, with the consent of such member, officer or servant and the Local Government Service
Advisory Board or that authority, as the case may be, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Board for such period as may be determined by the Board with like consent or with like consent be permanently appointed to such staff on such terms and conditions including those relating to pension or provident fund rights, as may be agreed upon by the Board and the Local Government Service Advisory
Board or that authority.