Act No. 17, 2008 HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT. 2008 (5) The chief executive officer must enter into a performance agreement with the Board within three months of taking up his or her post. (6) Whenever for any reason the chief executive officer is absent for a period of more than two months or is unable to carry out his or her duties, or whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the chief executive officer, the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a person contemplated in subsection (1 )(a) to act as chief executive officer. (7) If the chief executive officer is absent for a period of less than two months the Board may appoint a person to act as chief executive officer during that period. (8) An acting chief executive officer may exercise all the powers and may perform all the duties of the chief executive officer. (9) The chief executive officer may not serve for more than two consecutive terms. Employees of Council 11. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the chief executive officer— (a) must, on such conditions as he or she may determine, appoint such number of employees or receive on secondment such number of persons as are necessary to enable the Council to perform its functions; (b) is responsible for the administrative control of those persons; and (c) must ensure compliance with applicable labour legislation. (2) The Board must approve— (a) general terms and conditions of employment of the employees contemplated in subsection (1); and (b) structures for remuneration, allowances, subsidies and other benefits for employees contemplated in subsection (1) in accordance with such system as may be approved by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. Transfer or secondment of certain persons to or from employ of Council 12. (1) A person who is in the full-time employ of the Stale or of an institution receiving financial aid from the State may, with his or her consent and subject to the laws governing the public service and the approval of the chief executive officer, be transferred or seconded to the employ of the Council. (2) A person who is in the employ of the Council may, with his or her consent and subject to the laws governing the public service and the approval of the chief executive officer, be transferred or seconded to the employ of the Stale or an institution receiving financial aid from the State. (3) A person who is in the employ of another institution may, with his or her consent and the approval of the chief executive officer of that institution be transferred or seconded to the employ of the Council. (4) A person who is in the employ of the Council may, with his or her consent and with the approval of the chief executive officer, be transferred or seconded to the employ of another institution. (5) The rights, privileges and benefits of an employee contemplated in subsection (1) or (2) by virtue of his or her conditions of service as an employee of the Council, the Slate or an institution receiving financial aid from the State may not be adversely affected by a transfer or secondment. Transfer of certain assets to Council 13. Any immovable property belonging to the State may, on such conditions as the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance may determine, be transferred to the Council in order to enable the Council to perform its functions.