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(b)
Colonial Regulation 66
In
that
needed
June 1991, the Secretary of State agreed that the number of appointment and discipline cases for to be
to the FCO referred be reduced. approval should
Apart from a list of specified principal officials, the approval of the Secretary of State on the appointment and award of punishment
no longer required for civil in the the post-holders
CR 66 Accordingly,
needs to be wordings are
the rest
of
service.
revised,
1s
and the following
suggested for your approval
"66 (1)
This
officer :
(a)
(2)
(b)
regulation
shall
apply to any
whose first appointment was made or approved by the Secretary of State;
or
whose appointment is subject to the approval of the Secretary of State under Colonial Regulation 19.
In the case of an officer to whom this regulation applies :
(a)
no
punishment the officer or 58; and
shall be inflicted on under regulation 56, 57
(b)
the officer shall not be required to retire under regulation 59,
save with the prior approval of the Secretary of
State.
"
Extracts of Our previous correspondence on the above changes are attached for your easy reference.
Yours sincerely,
(Miss Christina Tsang)
for Secretary for the Civil Service
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