18. Except as provided in the two following Regulations, the Governor may select suitably qualified local candidates for appointment or promo- tion to vacant offices in the Public Service. In making his selection the Governor shall take account of any advice tendered by the Public Service Commission, if such a Commission has been established in the Territory. The claims of meritorious officers in the Public Service will generally take precedence over those of persons not already in the Public Service. For the purpose of this Regulation the term "local candidates" means persons resident or serving in the Territory and includes persons resident in any other part of the Commonwealth who are recruited by the Terri- torial Government under arrangements approved by the Secretary of State.
19. The selection of a candidate for any appointment to any office or grade prescribed by the Secretary of State in respect of any particular territory, shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.
When a vacancy occurs in such a post the Governor shall report it to the Secretary of State. The Governor may recommend a candidate to fill the vacancy, but it shall be clearly understood that the Secretary of State may select another candidate.
20. If the Governor is of the opinion that there is no suitable local candidate for any vacant office the initial basic salary of which is less than the figure prescribed by the Secretary of State or that it is in the public interest that persons other than local candidates should be considered for such vacancy, he may either request the Secretary of State to select a candidate or instruct the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations to recruit a suitable person.
21. In reporting vacancies to the Secretary of State, the Governor shall furnish in duplicate full particulars of the office(s) to be filled; a suggested form for this purpose appears in Appendix I.
22. The appointment to a public office of a person who has been connected with the Governor as a private secretary, aide-de-camp, or otherwise, is open to objection and must not be made without previous reference to the Secretary of State.
23. Unless otherwise provided in the conditions of employment, the appointment of an officer not already in the Service shall be subject to a period of probation in accordance with regulations approved by the Secretary of State. The Governor shall have power to terminate an officer's probationary appointment, without assigning any reason, during the period of probation. At the end of the period of probation the officer shall, unless his probationary appointment is terminated or extended, be con- firmed in his appointment. The termination or extension of the probationary appointment of an officer selected by the Secretary of State shall be subject to his approval.
24. The claims of officers for promotion will be considered on the basis of official qualifications, experience, and merit.
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