National Prosecuting Authority Act, 2014 [Chapter 7:20] No. 5/ 2014 (2) For each department the Board shall assign such members of the Authority as may be necessary to carry out the department’s functions. (3) Members of the Authority shall be classified in such a manner as may be prescribed. 17 Persons under contract (1) The Board may engage as members of the Authority persons under contract, on such conditions as it may prescribe. (2) There may be incorporated in the conditions referred to in subsection (1), such provisions of any service regulations applicable to a member of the Authority as the Board shall determine. (3) Upon the termination of a contract entered into in terms of subsection (1), the person under contract shall cease to be a member of the Authority, unless the contract is renewed or he or she is appointed to the Authority in some other capacity. 18 Probationary period (1) A member of the Authority appointed otherwise than under contract shall serve a probationary period of not less than six months and not more than one year, as the Board may prescribe or fix in relation to that member. (2) The appointment of a member under subsection (1) shall be confirmed at the end of the probationary period unless, at any time during the probationary period, the Board considers that the member does not meet the required standard of performance, in which case the Board may— (a) discharge the member; or (b) extend the probationary period by not more than twelve months, at the end of which period the member shall be discharged if he or she fails to meet the required standard of performance. 19 Conditions of service of members of Authority (1) Subject to the Constitution and any other enactment, the conditions of service applicable to members of the Authority, including their remuneration, allowances, pension benefits, leave of absence, hours of work, discipline and discharge, shall be fixed by the Board: Provided that, to the extent that such conditions may result in an increase in expenditure chargeable on the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the concurrence of the Minister responsible for finance shall be obtained. (2) Conditions of service may be fixed in terms of subsection (1) by means of service regulations, notices, circulars or in any other manner that the Board considers will best bring the conditions to the attention of members of the Authority who are affected by them: Provided that, in the event of any conflict between service regulations and the contents of any notice, circular or other instrument by means of which any conditions of service are made known to members, the service regulations shall prevail. (3) The Board may, in terms of subsection (1), alter the conditions of service of existing members of the Authority: Provided that no member’s fixed salary or salary scale shall be reduced except when the member has been found guilty of misconduct or has consented to the reduction. - 11 -