Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

6.   Appointment of Director and Staff of the Bureau

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    (1)   The Minister shall, after consultation with the Council, by notice published in the Gazette appoint a Director of the Bureau who shall be the Chief Executive of the Bureau.

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    (2)   The Council shall, after consultation with the Director appoint such members and staff of the Bureau as the Council may deem necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau under this Act.

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    (3)   A sum in excess of $25,000 shall not be assigned as the annual salary to a post in the Bureau without the approval of the Minister.

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    (4)   An officer may, with the approval of the Public Service Commission, be transferred on secondment—

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      (a)     from the public service to the Bureau; or

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      (b)     from the Bureau to the public service.

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    (5)   When an officer is transferred under subsection (4), the Bureau shall make such arrangements as are necessary to preserve the right of the officer to any pension, gratuity or other benefit to which he or she would have been entitled had the transfer not been effected.