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5.

Provided

to

that

the officer meets all other conditions for transfer, an extension may be granted to his Current contract

cover the period of naturalisation if necessary.

If he successfully acquires BDTC status, he should inform the Čepartment immediately and further employment may be offered to him on local terms and conditions. However if he fails in the naturalisation process, he will have to leave the service at the end of his (extended) contract.

For officers who intend application for transfer

6.

If at the

to

naturalise as BDTCS on

time of applying for another contract an officer wishes to transfer to local terms and conditions of service but has not applied for naturalisation yet, he SO immediately within two weeks of applying for local terms and conditions.

should do

7.

Should the

he

transfer

necessary

to succeeds in

officer meet all other conditions for may be granted an extension of contract if cover the period of naturalisation. If he naturalisation he may be offered a contract on local terms and conditions of service. If he fails to naturalise, he will have to leave the service at the end of his (extended) contract.

For Officers who wish to remain on overseas terms

8.

These officers can apply for renewal of agreement on overseas terms and conditions as before and the ir applications will be considered under CS R 281. However they should be informed that if they are permanent residents, they will forfeit their right to apply for transfer in future.

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Transitional Arrangements

9.

The following

whose contracts will

arrangements apply to officers be expiring soon after

announcement of the changes.

non-renewal of

the

B. For officers who have been notified of agreement on localisation grounds whose contracts have not expired as at

but 30.7.93

An officer who wishes to transfer to local terms and conditions of service should apply for the transfer, and naturalisation if necessary, before 30.9.93 or his contract expiry date, whichever is the earlier. Should he fulfil all the other conditions for

transfer an extension

may given to tide over the period of naturalisation.

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