(1) Nothing in this Part shall preclude the competent authority from relying on any aspect of a contract of service or for services in relation to the performance or non-performance of functions other than -
(a) the functions of an adjudication officer under this Act, and
(b) the functions of a person appointed to assist an adjudication officer under section 15R(1)(a) when assisting an adjudication officer.
(a) The appointment of a person as an adjudication officer shall not in itself -
(i) constitute employment by or within the competent authority,
(ii) constitute the holding of a position in the civil service, or
(iii) otherwise create a contract between an adjudication officer on the one part and the Minister or the competent authority on the other part.
(b) Save in relation to the application of independence requirements to an adjudication officer, nothing in this Part shall alter the terms and conditions of employment of an adjudication officer who is an employee of the compet
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