Nurses Act, 1950

PART IV.

Officers and Servants of the Board.

Officers and servants of the Board.

39.—(1) The Board shall appoint such and so many persons to be officers and servants of the Board as the Board, subject to the consent of the Minister, from time to time think proper and every person so appointed shall be selected by the Board in such manner (if any) as the Minister may direct or approve.

(2) Every officer of the Board shall perform the duties required by the Board or this Act to be performed by him and the Board may suspend him from duty but the Minister, and no other person, may remove him from office.

(3) Every servant of the Board shall perform the duties required by the Board or this Act to be performed by him and shall be removable at the pleasure of the Board.

(4) The Board shall pay to their officers and servants such remuneration and allowances as the Board, with the consent of the Minister, from time to time determine.

(5) Where any doubt, dispute, or question arises or, in the opinion of the Minister is likely to arise as to whether any particular person is or is not an officer or whether persons of any particular class are or are not officers for the purposes of this Act, such doubt, dispute, or question shall be decided by the Minister and such decision shall be final.