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the officer be paid the whole or part of the officer's salary for the whole or part of that period of imprisonment or custody.".

Application to unattached officers performing duty in Department
58. Section 63s of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-paragraph (4) (b) (ii) "$40" and substituting "$500".

Repeal of section 63u
59. Section 63u of the Principal Act is repealed.

Attachment of salaries of officers
60. Section 64 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Chief Officer" from the definition of "Paying Officer" in sub-section (18) and substituting "Secretary".

Forfeiture of office
61. Section 66a of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "prepaid registered post" and substituting "security post"; and
     (b) by omitting from sub-sections (3) and (5) "pre-paid registered post" and substituting "security post".

62. (1) Section 66b of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Re-appointment of officers deemed to have retired under section 66A
"66b. (1) A person who is deemed to have retired from the Service in accordance with sub-section 66a (2) or (4) may apply to the relevant Secretary, in writing, for re-appointment to the Service.
"(2) A Secretary to whom an application is made under sub-section (1) shall—
     (a) if the Secretary is satisfied that the applicant had, in all the circumstances, reasonable grounds for being absent, re-appoint the applicant to the Service to fill—
         (i) the office occupied by the applicant immediately before the applicant was deemed to have retired from the Service, or an equivalent office;
         (ii) if such an office is not available—an available office as nearly as possible equivalent to the office occupied by the applicant as mentioned in sub-paragraph (i); or
         (iii) with the consent in writing of the person—another office; or
     (b) if the Secretary is not so satisfied—refuse the application.
"(3) Where a Secretary refuses an application—
     (a) the Secretary shall notify the applicant in writing accordingly, and furnish to the applicant and the Board the reasons for the refusal; and
     (b) an application may be made to the Agency for review of the decision of the Secretary to refuse the application.
"(4) A decision under sub-section (2) to refuse an application may be reviewed under section 43 of the Merit Protection Act.

"(5) Where a person who is deemed to have retired from the Service in accordance with sub-section 66a (2) or (4) is re-appointed to the Service under this section, the person shall be deemed, during the period commencing on the day immediately following the day on which the person is so deemed to have retired from the Service and ending on the day immediately preceding the day on which