law: Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 
  16. Staff, remuneration and allowances
  (1) For the efficient performance of its duties, the Council
  
  may- 
  (a) appoint a Secretary who may also, if so
  
  decided by the Council, act as Treasurer;
  (b) appoint such other officers and servants
  
  as it deems necessary;
  (c) require and take from the Secretary or
  
  from any other officer or servant of the Council such security for the due
  
  performance of his duties, as the Council considers necessary;
  (d) fix the salaries, fees, allowances and
  
  other conditions of service of the officers and servants of the Council;
  (e) with the previous sanction of the Central
  
  Government, fix the allowances of the President, Vice-President and other
  
  members of the Council and members of its committees.
  (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), on
  
  the first constitution of the Council the Secretary shall be a person appointed
  
  by the Central Government in consultation with the Council, and he shall hold
  
  office during the pleasure of the Central Government, but so as not to exceed a
  
  period of three years from the date of his appointment.
  (3) The Secretary of the Council shall be entitled to
  
  participate in the meetings of the Council but shall not be entitled to vote
  
  thereat.