Telecommunications Act
PART IIA
STAFF OF THE COMMISSION
22B. (1)
The minister shall appoint a person to be the Director-General of Telecommunications (in this Act referred to as the "Director-General") who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission. The conditions of employment, including remuneration of the Director-General shall be determined by the Minister.
Director-General of Telecommunications.
(2)
The Director-General shall, subject to the general direction and control of the Commission, be charged with the direction of the affairs and transactions of the Commission, the exercise and performance of its powers and duties and the administration and control of the employees of the Commission
(3) The Director-General may, with the approval of the Commission, whenever he considers it necessary to do so, delegate to any employee of the Commission, any power or duty conferred or imposed upon him by this Act, and such employee shall exercise and perform such power or duty subject to the general or special directions of the Director-General.
(4)

The Minister may remove from office the Director-General appointed under subsection (1).

22C. (1) The Commission may, subject to provisions of this Act-
(a) appoint such officers and servants as it considers necessary for the exercise or performance of the powers and duties of the Commission and dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over such officers and servants;
(b) fix the rates at which such officers and servants shall be remunerated;
(c) determine the terms and conditions of service of such officers and servants; and
(d) establish and regulate provident funds or schemes for the benefit of such officers and servants and make contributions to any such funds from the Fund of Commission.
Staff of the Commission
(2) The Commission may make rules in respect of all or any of the matters referred to in subsection (1).
22D.. (1) At the request of the Commission, any officer in the public service other than a public officer to whom section 65B or section 65C applies, may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Public Administration, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Commission for such period as may be determined by the Commission with like consent, or be permanently appointed to such staff. Appointment of officers in the public service to the staff of the Commission.
(2) Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Commission under section (1), the provisions of subsection (2) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to, and in relation to, such officer.
(3) Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of the Commission under subsection (1), the provisions of subsection (3) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act No. 37 of 1991, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to, and in relation to, such officer.
(4) Where the Commission employs any person who has agreed to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service to the Commission by that person, shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such agreement.
22E.
(1) At the request of the Commission, any officer or servant of a public corporation may, with the consent of such officer or servant and the governing board of such corporation, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Commission for such period as may be determined by the Commission with like consent or with the like consent be permanently appointed to the staff of the Commission on such terms and conditions, including those relating to pension or provident fund rights, as may be agreed upon by the Commission and the governing board of such corporation.
(2) Where any person is appointed, whether temporarily or permanently under subsection (1) to the staff of the Commission, he shall be subject to the same disciplinary control as any other member of the staff.
Appointment of officers and servants of public corporations to the staff of the Commission.
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