Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), article 16

16. (1) Where any public officer is detailed for duty with the Authority under any of the provisions of article 15, such offic er shall, during the time in which s uch direction has effect in re lation to him, be under the administrative authority and control of th e Authority but he shall for all intents and purposes remain and be ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION [CAP. 549. 15 considered and treated a s a public officer. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, an officer detailed for duty as aforesaid - (a) shall not during the time in respect of which he is so detailed - (i) be precluded from applying for a transfer to a department of the Government in accordance with the terms and conditions of service attached to the Government appointment held by him at a date on which he is so detailed; or (ii) be so employed that his remuneration and conditions of service are less favourable than those which are attached to the Government appointment held by him at the date aforesaid or which would have become attached to such appointment, during the said period, had such officer not been detailed for duty with the Authority: Provided that such terms and conditions shall not be deemed to be less favourable because they are not in all respects identical or superior to those enjoyed by the officer concerned at the date of such detailing, if in the opinion of the Prime Minister, such terms and conditions, taken as a whole, offer substantially equivalent or greater benefits; and Cap. 93. Cap. 58. (b) shall be entitled to have his service with the Authority considered as service with the Government for the purposes of any pension, gratuity, or benefit under the Pensions Ordinance and the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act and for the purpose of any other right or privilege to which he would be entitled, and shall be liable to any liability to which he would be liable, but for the fact of his being detailed for duty with the Authority: Provided that in assessing the pensionable emoluments of such officer for the purposes of any law relating to government service pensions, no account shall be taken of any allowances, bonuses or gratuities paid to such officer by the Authority in excess of what he is entitled to as a public officer. (3) Where an application is made as provided in sub-article (2)( a)(i), the same consideration shall be given thereto as if the applicant had not been detailed for service with the Authority. (4) The Authority shall pay to the Government such contributions as may from time to time be determined by the Minister responsible for finance in respect of the cost of pens ions and gratuities earned by an officer detailed for duty with the Authority as aforesaid during the period in which he is so deta iled. 16 [CAP. 549. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Offer of permanent employment with the Authority to public officers detailed for duty with the Authority.