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THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION ORDINANCE, 1950.

REGULATION BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

In pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by section 14 of the Public Services Commission Ordinance, 1950, the Governor

in Council has made the following regulations—

REGULATIONS.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Services Citation. Commission Regulations, 1950.

In these regulations-

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"Commission' means the Public Services Commission:

"efficiency bar", "probation bar" "promotion bar” and "promotion step" shall have the meanings from time to time assigned to them in the General Orders of Government;

"Ordinance" means the Public Services Commission Ordinance, 1950;

"pension legislation" means the Ordinance and regula- tions concerning the payment of pensions to officers in the public service for the time being in force;

"pensionable office" shall have the meaning assigned to it by pension legislation;

"a vacancy" shall be deemed to occur when a pensionable office for which provision has been made in the estimates is not held by a person who has been appointed substantively thereto; "special appointment" means an appointment other than an appointment to a pensionable office, being an appointment which cannot be determined by Government at will or upon the giving of one month's notice or of a period of notice of less than one month.

Inter- pretation.

3. (1) Whenever the Governor proposes to fill a vacancy Vacancy in occurring or about to occur in a pensionable office or to make a office to be

ponsioriable special appointment the Establishment Officer shall except as is notified to hereinafter provided notify the Commission in writing of such retary of vacancy or appointment and ask the Commission to advise the ion. Governor as to how such vacancy or appointment should be filled.

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