40. Transfer of employees of Government

On or before the appointed day. the Minister shall, by notice to the

On the appointed day -

Until such time as terms and conditions of service are drawn up by the Authority, the scheme and terms and conditions of service in the

The terms and conditions to be drawn up by the Authority shall take into account the salaries and terms and conditions of service. including any accrued rights to leave, enjoyed by the persons transferred to the service of Authority under subsection (2) while in the employment of the

Any term and condition relating to the length of service with the

Where. on the appointed day, any disciplinary proceedings were pending against any employee of the Government transferred to the service of the Authority under subsection (2). the proceedings shall be carried on and completed by the Authority.

Where. on the appointed day, any matter was in the course of being heard or investigated or had been heard or investigated by a committee acting under due authority but no order, ruling or decision had been made thereon, the committee shall complete the hearing or investigation and shall make such order, ruling or decision as it could have made under the authority

Any order, ruling or decision made by a committee under this section shall be treated as an order. a ruling or a decision of the Authority and have the same force or effect as if it had been made by the Authority.

The Authority may reprimand, reduce in rank, retire, dismiss or punish in some other manner a person who had, whilst he was in the employment of the Government, been guilty of any misconduct or neglect of duty which would have rendered him liable to be reprimanded, reduced in rank, retired, dismissed or punished in some other manner if he had continued to be in the employment of the Government. and if this Act had not been made.