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1234 Section 36

1. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer—(1) The Council may from time to time appoint a Chief Executive Officer, who is responsible to the Council for the management of the Society.

(2) The Chief Executive Officer appointed under this clause is appointed on such terms and conditions as the Council agrees with the Chief Executive Officer.

2. Appointment of other employees—(1) The Chief Executive Officer may from time to time appoint, as employees of the Society, such persons as he or she thinks necessary for the efficient performance of the Society's functions.

(2) An employee is appointed on such terms and conditions as the Chief Executive Officer agrees with the employee.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer may at any time terminate or suspend the employment of any of the Society's employees in accordance with that employee's terms and conditions of employment.

3. Personnel policy—(1) The Society must be a good employer.

(2) For the purposes of this clause, a good employer is an employer who operates a personnel policy containing provisions generally accepted as necessary for the fair and proper treatment of employees in all aspects of their employment, including provisions requiring—

4. Equal employment opportunities—For the purposes of clause 3, an equal employment opportunities programme must be implemented by the Chief Executive Officer and must be aimed at the identification and elimination of all aspects of policies, procedures, and other institutional barriers that cause or perpetuate, or tend to cause or perpetuate, inequality in respect of the employment of any persons or groups of persons.

5. Society deemed to be local authority for purposes of National Provident Fund Act 1950—The Society is deemed to be a local authority for the purposes of the National Provident Fund Act 1950 (as continued by the National Provident Fund Restructuring Act 1990) and section 6 of the Finance Act (No. 2) 1941.