21 civil Officials of the Office. The composition, duties and powers of the sub-committee shall be in accordance with the criteria and procedures as prescribed by the Commission. The appointed sub-commission shall perform the same function as the Ministerial Civil Service Sub-committee according to the law on civil service. In performing duties, the Commission, as the central personnel management agency of the Office, and the appointed sub-committee shall be entitled to the meeting allowance at the equivalent rate to that of the Civil Service Commission or Extraordinary Committee of the Office of the Civil Service Commission, as the case may be. Section 52. The Commission shall issue ethical standard for civil officials and government employees and employees of the Office which shall specify the penalties for violation or non-compliance thereof. Section 53. The Office shall have a Secretary-General as the superior commander of civil officials and government employees and employees of the Office, responsible towards the performance of the Office, and shall be directly accountable to the Commission. The Commission may prescribe the positions of Deputy Secretary-General to assist in commandment and the performance of duties on behalf of the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General shall perform the duty as the secretary of the Commission. Section 54. The instatement and appointment of civil officials of the Office the following authorized persons shall make the instatement and appointment orders: (1) for the instatement and appointment of Secretary-General, after having been recruited and selected according to Section 49 (6), the Chairperson shall have the power to order the instatement and tender the matter to the King for appointment; (2) for the instatement and appointment of high-level executive positions apart from (1) or equivalent positions, upon approval of the Commission, the Chairperson shall have the power to order the instatement and tender the matter to the King for appointment; and (3) for the instatement and appointment of civil officials to other positions apart from (1) and (2), the Secretary-General shall have the power to order the instatement and appointment. Section 55. In any affairs of the Office involving external personnel, the SecretaryGeneral shall be the representative of the Office. For this purpose, the Secretary-General may assign any person to perform a particular civil official function on his or her behalf in accordance with the regulations as prescribed by the Commission. In the undertaking under paragraph one, if it is an important matter relating to the budget of the Office and other matters which affect the missions of the Commission as