The Architects Act, 1972.
12.Officers and other employees.-
(1) The Council shall-
(a) appoint a
Registrar who shall act as its Secretary and who may also act, if so decided by
the Council, as its treasurer;
(b) appoint such other
officers and employees as the Council deems necessary to enable it to carry out
its functions under this Act;
(c) with the previous sanction of the Central Government, fix the pay and
allowances and other conditions of service of officers and other employees of
the Council.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in
clause (a) of sub-section (1), for the first three years from the first
constitution of the Council, the Registrar of the Council shall be a person
appointed by the Central Government, who shall hold office during the pleasure
of the Central Government.
(3) All the persons appointed under this
section shall be the employees of the Council.