19. Appointment of offi cers and employees

The Board may appoint such offi cers and other employees as may be necessary for the effi cient exercise and discharge of the powers and functions of the Institute.

The terms and conditions of employment, including remuneration, the eligibility criteria and the schemes of recruitment of the offi cers and employees referred to in subsection (1) shall be determined by the Board in keeping with related guidelines of the Government.

The Board shall not however appoint any person who has been dismissed from any previous position held by such person in the public or private sector as an offi cer or an employee of the Institute.