Chapter XII - Miscellaneous
Section 90
Section 90: Transfer of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing various foods related Acts or Orders to the Food Authority
Section 90 transferred covered Central food-law employees to the Food Authority on its establishment.
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Statutory text
Bare law
On and from the date of establishment of the Food Authority, every employee holding office under the Central Government Agencies administering food laws immediately before that date shall hold his office in the Food Authority by the same tenure and upon the same terms and conditions of service including remuneration, leave, provident fund, retirement and other terminal benefits as he would have held such office if the Food Authority had not been established and shall continue to do so as an employee of the Food Authority or until the expiry of the period of six months from that date if such employee opts not to be the employee of the Food Authority.
Key takeaways
Core rule
Section 90 transferred covered Central food-law employees to the Food Authority on its establishment.
Practical check
Use the establishment and employment records for a historical service claim; this was a transition rule, not a present-day recruitment process.
Scope and operation
Their tenure and service terms were preserved; a covered employee could opt not to continue within six months of establishment.
Applying the section
Use the establishment and employment records for a historical service claim; this was a transition rule, not a present-day recruitment process.
Official sources
Read the consolidated Act with the enacted and commenced amendments applicable to this section.
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