Section 20 Petroleum Industry Act 2021
Section 20 Petroleum Industry Act 2021 is about Terms and conditions of service in the Commission. It is under Part III (The Commission) of Chapter 1 (Governance and Institutions) of the Act.
(1) The employees of the Commission shall be subject to terms and conditions of service set out by the Board of the Commission.
(2) The terms and conditions of service referred to in subsection (I) may provide for-
( a) the appointment, promotion, dismissaI and discipIine of employees;
(b) appeals by employees against dismissal or other disciplinary measures; and
(c) the grant of pensions, gratuities and other retirement benefits to employees.
(3) In this section, “appointment” includes secondment, transfer and contract appointments.
(4) Employees of the Commission shall be “public officers” as defined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(5) Employment by the Commission shall be subject to the provisions of the Pension Reform Act and officers and employees of the Com miss ion shall be entitled to pension and other retirement benefits as prescribed under the Pensions Reform Act.
(6) Nothing in subsection (S) shall prevent the Commission from appointing a person to an office on terms that preclude the grant of pension or other retirement benefits in respect of that office.
