Section 8: It shall be the duty of the Council-

(a) to review and consider annually the examinations to be held in the West African Territories, for the purpose of furthering the public interest in the West African Territories: (b) (i) to conduct such examinations as the Council may think appropriate to the purposes of this Ordinance and to award certificates and diplomas on the results of examinations so conducted; (ii) to invite any body or bodies, established in the United Kingdom for the conduct of examinations which the Council may think fit to conduct examinations in the West African Territories, so to conduct examinations and to award certificates and diplomas on the result of such examinations; to advise any body so invited on such adaptation of their examinations as the Council may think necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance and generally to assist any body so invited in the conduct of such examinations in the West African Territories: Provided always that no adaptation shall be advised under this paragraph which shall have the effect that any certificate or diploma shall be awarded on the result of such examinations at a lower standard than is required for the award of a similar certificate or diploma as a result of an examination in the United Kingdom; (iii) if invited by the Government of the Gambia, of the Gold Coast, of Nigeria or of Sierra Leone to arrange for the examination of persons for the purpose of appointment to or promotion in the public service, to conduct such examinations or to arrange for the conduct of such examinations by any body or bodies, established in the United Kingdom for the conduct of examinations, which the Council may think fit to hold examinations for this purpose in the West African Territories; (c) to receive from any Local Committee or Committees established under section 15 of this Ordinance reports and recommendations on any matters relevant to the purposes of this Ordinance and to consider such reports and recommendations; and (d) subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, to appoint and to fix the salaries and terms of appointment of employees (including the Registrar to the Council) whom the Council may think fit to employ; Provided that no person shall be appointed to an office declared to be a pensionable office under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 19 of this Ordinance on terms which are inconsistent with the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 19 of this Ordinance.