Clause 18

Upon the coming into operation of this Act, such persons, as the Minister may decide, who were employed by the Government immediately prior to the date of the coming into operation of this Act and were exercising any of the powers or were discharging any of the functions or duties vested in the Authority by this Act, shall be deemed to be transferred to the service of the Authority on terms not less favourable than those they enjoyed immediately prior to their transfer and such terms (which shall be determined by the Authority) shall take into account the salaries and conditions of service including any accrued rights to leave, enjoyed by them while in the employment of the Government.