Note (3). In these Regulations the term "The Secretary of State" means the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. To the extent that the functions of the Secretary of State under any Regulation are for the time being delegated to the Minister for Overseas Development, references in that Regulation shall be construed as including references to that Minister.
2. In these Regulations the term "Territory
Territory " includes any territory in which the Regulations are applied and the term " Governor" includes all officers appointed to administer Governments, however styled.
CHAPTER II. GOVERNORS
A. Appointments
3. A Governor holds office during Her Majesty's pleasure, but his tenure of office is normally confined to a period of five years from his assumption of the administration or such lesser period as may be governed by political and constitutional developments in the territory.
B. Salary and Leave
4. When the office of Governor becomes vacant, or when the Governor is on leave, the person succeeding to the administration of the Government shall receive remuneration as approved by the Secretary of State.
5. The grant of leave to a Governor is in the discretion of the Secretary of State. The amount of leave to be taken will not normally exceed that provided for senior public officers by the local leave regulations. In some cases, the amount of leave is regulated by special rules of local application.
6. A Governor on appointment will normally receive half salary from the date of embarkation for the Territory. An officer succeeding to the administration of a Government shall be entitled to be paid in respect of the day on which he assumes the administration.
C. Passages
7. Passage allowances, based on the cost of travel to and from the United Kingdom, will be granted to Governors on first appointment and on the expiration of their terms of office at rates to be determined from time to time by the Secretary of State.
8. A Governor is not entitled to any passage allowance from United Kingdom funds when proceeding on, or returning from, leave of absence but, in the absence of any local provision to the contrary, he will receive the same leave passage privileges, paid from the funds of the Territory, as senior officers in the public service.
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