Staff
4(1)The HCA must appoint a person to be chief executive but may only appoint a person who has been approved by the Secretary of State.
(2)The chief executive is a member of staff of the HCA.
(3)The HCA may appoint such number of other staff as the Secretary of State may approve.
(4)The staff’s terms and conditions of service are to be decided by the HCA with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(5)The HCA may pay to its staff such remuneration and such allowances as it may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, decide.
(6)The HCA may—
(a)pay such pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any member of staff or former member of staff, or
(b)pay such sums towards the provision for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any member of staff or former member of staff,
as it may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, decide.