PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION REGULATIONS

PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION REGULATIONS

PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION.

PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION REGULATIONS.
(Cap. 93, section 14).
(Ordinance No. 14 Of 1950).

[29th September, 1950.]

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

2. In these regulations
'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;
'pension legislation' means the ordinance and regulations
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;
'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;
'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.

3. (1) Whenever the Governor proposes to fill a
vacancy occurring or about to occur in a pensionable office
or to make a special appointment the Establishment Officer
shall except as is hereinafter provided notify the Commission
in writing of such vacancy or appointment and ask the
Commission to advise the Governor as to how such vacancy
or appointment should be filled.





(2) In any case in which a vacancy has not actually occurred the
Establishment Officer shall not proceed as provided in paragraph (1)
unless he is directed so to do by any general or special direction of the
Colonial Secretary.
(3) Nothwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) if the
Governor considers that exceptional circumstances warrant the making
of a special appointment without prior reference to the Commission he
may proceed to make such appointment but shall at the same time notify
the Commission of his reasons for so proceeding.

4. Similar notice and request shall be giver and made in respect of
any recommendation by a Head of Department which if implemented
would or might result in an officer surmounting an efficiency, probation
or promotion bar or a promotion step in a pensionable office or special
appointment.

5. It shall be lawful for the Governor to indicate that lie wishes the
advice of the Commission upon any matter which lie is by the Ordinance
authorized to refer, by writing under the hand of the Establishment
Officer requesting such advice.

6. These regulations shall not apply to any office, class of office or
appointment to which subsection (2) of section 6 of the Ordinance
applies.

7. Whenever any matter has been referred to the Commission
whether by notice in writing to the Secretary or by such other manner as
may from time to time be prescribed, then subject to any regulations for
the time being in force the Chairman of the Commission shall, with a view
to advising the Governor upon such matter as has been referred to
the Commission, cause the matter to be considered by the Commission
in such manner as he shall in each particular case deem convenient and
shall cause to be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary in writing
(a) the advice of the Commission or of the quorum thereof by
whom the matter advised upon has been considered; or





(b) if the advice is not unanimous, the advice of the
Chairman and of each member : Provided that such
advice may take the form of concurring with the advice
given by the Chairman or member and of indicating in
what respects, if any, it differs therefrom.

8. Subject to any regulations for the time being in force it
shall be lawful for the Commission for the purpose of advising the
Governor upon the filling of any vacancy in a pensionable office
or upon the making of any special appointment or upon the
surmounting of any efficiency, probation or promotion bar or of
any promotion step in a pensionable office or special appointment
(a) to conduct, supervise or arrange such examinations,
interviews or tests of any public servant who is about to
be or may be appointed to fill any vacancy or special
appointment and of any candidate for the public service
as to the Commission may seem fit;
(b) to obtain from the Head of Department of any public
servant or the employer of any candidate for the public
service such information as may appear to the
Commission to be relevant in advising Government on
whether such public servant should be appointed to fill
any vacancy or to any special appointment or on
whether such candidate should be employed in the
public service; and
(c)to advertise any vacancy in such manner as the
Commission may deem desirable.
G.N.A. 209/50. Citation. Interpretation. (Cap. 93.) (Cap. 89.) Vacancy in pensionable office to be notified to Commission.
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G.N.A. 209/50. Citation. Interpretation. (Cap. 93.) (Cap. 89.) Vacancy in pensionable office to be notified to Commission.
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