and any purported such assignment, cession, transfer, hypothecation, attachment or execution shall be void. 30 Insolvency of pensioner If the estate of a person who is in receipt of any pension in terms of this Act is sequestrated or assigned, the pension shall not form part of the assets in his insolvent or assigned estate. 31 Service regulations (1) Subject to this Act, the Commission, with the concurrence of the Minister, may make regulations providing for the conditions of service of members of the Public Service. (2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) the appointment, classification, qualifications, salaries, allowances and other remuneration and benefits of members of the Public Service, and their promotion, functions, hours of work and leave of absence; (b) the pension benefits payable to members of the Public Service and to other persons in respect of their service with the State or with any other person or authority, the contributions payable in respect of such pension benefits and the circumstances in which such pension benefits may be reduced, suspended or withdrawn; (c) the conduct of training and development courses for members of the Public Service and the attendance of such members thereat; (d) the use by members of the Public Service of vehicles, equipment and other property of the State, their indemnification in respect of such use and additionally, or alternatively, the recovery from them of compensation and penalties in respect of damage or loss caused by such use; (e) the manner in which members of the Public Service may make representations in regard to matters affecting their conditions of service and general welfare; (f) the manner in which grievances of members of the Public Service may be expressed, investigated and redressed; (g) the terms and conditions of contracts entered into in terms of section twenty-one; (h) the circumstances in which heads of Ministry may assent to cessions of salary, allowances or other remuneration in terms of section twenty-nine; (i) the discipline of members of the Public Service, and the penalties that may be imposed upon them and other measures that may be taken against them for misconduct or if they are inefficient or unsuitable or incapable of performing their duties or if they are convicted of criminal offences; (j) the suspension, retirement, resignation, discharge, abandonment of employment and other termination of service of members of the Public Service; (k) the transfer, secondment and appointment of— (i) members of the Public Service to positions in an approved service; and (ii) persons in an approved service to offices, posts or grades in a Ministry, department or other division of the Public Service; and the terms and conditions upon which such transfers, secondments and appointments may be made; (l) the conduct of investigations, inspections and examinations for the purposes of this Act; (m) any other matter which is referred to in section nineteen or which, in the opinion of the Commission, it is necessary or convenient to prescribe in order to ensure the well-being and good administration of the Public Service and its maintenance in a high state of efficiency. (3) To the extent that regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may result in an increase in expenditure chargeable on the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Commission shall obtain the concurrence of the Minister responsible for finance before they are enacted. (4) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) shall have effect for the purposes of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] as if they a collective bargaining agreement registered in terms of section 79 of that Act. [Subsection inserted by section 46 of Act 17 of 2002] 32 Regulatory powers of Minister Subject to this Act, the Minister, with the concurrence of the Commission, may make regulations for— (a) the furnishing of statistics and information for the purposes of this Act by Ministries, departments and other divisions of the Public Service; (b) the functions and privileges of recognized associations and organisations; (c) any other matter, other than a matter referred to in section thirty-one, which by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in the Minister’s opinion, is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. 32A Engagement by privatised organisations of certain employees of the State (1) In this section and section thirty-two B— “date of formation”, in relation to a successor organisation, means the date specified by or under the enactment governing the formation of the successor organisation as the date of formation of the successor organisation;