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8.

5

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN POR LEAVE PASSAGE PURPOSES

Provided

candidate is required a

leave passage purposes.

to

Before accepting appointment declare a country of origin for This will'normally be the country of which he is a citizen, was born and brought up in and with which he has family

the

declared

OE country judge's connections. origin is accepted as such by the Secretary for the Civil Service, that country will be the basis for determining the Once accepted by the judge's leave passage entitlement. Secretary for the Civil Service, a country of origin can be changed only in very exceptional circumstances.

9.

PASSAGES

9.1

General

9.1.1

9.1.2

9.1.3

9.1.4

9.1.5

'Passage" means a first class air passage for the judge, bis and economy wife and dependent children below the age of 12, class air passage for dependent children aged 12 and above.

age

the officer.

"Family" when used in relation to passages means the judge's It also spouse and unmarried children under the age of 19.

of 21 in full time includes

under the child any

who or

of account on education or vocational training physical or mental infirmity is dependent on The eligibility for passages (including school passages) of step-children and children of divorced and legally separated candidates with access to the children should be clarified before accepting appointment.

as

The maximum cost of passages for a judge and his family,

is limited to six adult defined in paragraph 9.1.2 above, faces on each occasion the judge and his family are granted

an for which

officer's The number of passages passages. family is eligible will however be reduced by one for every Dependent children who child in receipt of school passages.

are passages

not eligible for

are

school in receipt of passages under CSR 1330.

a judge's

The provision of passages to eligible members of family is subject to such passages being taken with that of the judge.

in accordance with Civil

Service Passages must be booked Regulations. The Government's contribution would be limited to an amount not exceeding the cost to the Government of the

which the judge standard passage eligible.

(saa

CSR 1330)

for

is

9.1.5

In no circumstances does Government meet claims of personal insurance charges.

for refund

. 19.2

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