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of its refusal to grant such permission.".

Cancellation of promotion
48. Section 50g of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (1) "or 50da" after "section 50"; and
     (b) by inserting in sub-section (2) "or 50da" after "section 50".

Transfer of officers by Secretary from one Department to another
49. Section 50j of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (1) (a) "or 50da" after "section 50".

Simultaneous transfers within a Department
50. Section 50k of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting "this sub-section" and substituting "this section";
     (b) by omitting "section 50" and substituting "sections 50 and 50da"; and
     (c) by omitting "that section in effectuating" and substituting "those sections in giving effect to".

Abolition of Department or changed administrative arrangements
51. Section 51aa of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(1) Where, under sub-section 29 (1) or (2), an office (in this section referred to as the 'substituted office') is declared to be in substitution for another office (in this section referred to as the 'former office'), the following provisions of this section have effect in relation to the filling of the vacancy in the substituted office.";
        (b) by omitting from paragraph (4) (a) "29 (1a)" and substituting "29 (1)"; and
        (c) by omitting from paragraph (4) (b) "29 (1b)" and substituting "29 (2)".

Temporary performance of duties
52. (1) Section 51a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) all the words after "classification" and substituting "corresponding to his classification as an unattached officer.".
(2) Section 51a of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(3) Sub-section (1) applies in relation to the temporary performance of the whole or a part of the duties of a Senior Executive Service office as if paragraph (1) (b) were omitted.".

Officer may decline promotion or transfer, &c.
53. (1) Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "The Board" and substituting "Subject to sub-section (2), the Board";
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (1) "an offer of promotion" and substituting "a promotion"; and
     (c) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-sections:
        "(2) The Board shall not permit an officer—
        (a) to decline a promotion unless the officer applies in writing to the Board, before the day that is, in accordance with the regulations, the prescribed day for the purposes of this paragraph in relation to the promotion, for permission to decline the promotion; or
        (b) to decline a transfer unless the officer applies in writing to the Board, before the day that is, in accordance with the