Pensions relating to officers and servants

All officers and servants in the employment of an existing Council immediately before the appointed day, shall be deemed to be transferred to the service of the successor Council and shall, until other provision is made by a competent authority, receive such salaries and allowances, pension, provident fund, gratuity and other retirement benefits and be subject to such other conditions of service, to which they were entitled immediately before the date of commencement of this Act: Provided that the conditions of service applicable immediately before that date to the case of any officer or servant so transferred to the service of the successor Council shall not be varied to his disadvantage except with the previous approval of the Government: Provided further that nothing in this section shall affect the powers of the successor Council to discontinue the service of any such officer or servant in accordance with the provisions of this Act.