83. The Governor may at any time (and shall, if the officer so requests) call upon an officer to present himself for examination to an approved medical practitioner, or to a duly constituted medical board, with a view to its being ascertained whether the officer is physically capable of performing the duties of his appointment or of any appointment to which it may be proposed to transfer him.
84. An officer on leave of absence may be required, or at his own request, may be permitted, by the Secretary of State, to present himself for examina- tion to an approved medical practitioner, with a view to obtaining a report as to the officer's physical fitness to return to his duties or to take up a fresh appointment.
85. In the case of examinations under either of the two preceding regula- tions,
(a) any fees in respect of the examination shall, in the absence of any special regulations or arrangement to the contrary, be paid by the Government.
(b) the person or persons appointed to conduct the examination shall have discretion to call a specialist into consultation, and any fee due to the specialist for assistance in rendering a report to the Governor or to the Secretary of State shall be paid by the Govern- ment;
(c) the report of the examination shall be furnished to the Governor or to the Secretary of State as the case may be, and shall not be com- municated to the officer concerned.
(d) the officer shall, however, be informed at the earliest possible date of the decision reached upon his case by the Governor or by the Secretary of State after consideration of the report; and if the officer is dissatisfied with that decision, he shall be at liberty to make represen- tations to this effect, in which event the Governor or the Secretary of State shall decide, at his discretion, whether any further medical evidence shall be called for.
I. Transfer Arrangements
86. (i) In these Regulations—
"children" means the children of an officer who are below the age of eighteen years, unmarried, and dependent upon him;
"free passage
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means a passage provided at the expense of the transferring or receiving Territory as the case may be;
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