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54a of the Principal Act, the Chairman of the Public Service Board or a Committee referred to in that section has prepared a report nominating persons whom the Chairman or the Committee, as the case may be, considers suitable for appointment to fill a

vacancy in an office of Permanent Head, that report shall, on or after the date of commencement of this section, be deemed to have been prepared for the purposes of section 37 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
(4) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 54b of the Principal Act effected by sub-section (1), where an officer was, immediately before the date of commencement of this section, acting in an office in accordance with that section by reason of the absence or unavailability of the holder of that office or by reason of a vacancy in that office, that section continues to apply to and in relation to him in respect of his acting in that office during that absence, unavailability or vacancy, as the case may be.

Interpretation
31. Section 55 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "Minister"; and
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (4) "Subdivision b, " and substituting "Subdivision".

32. The heading to Subdivision B of Division 6 of Part III of the Principal Act is repealed and the following heading and section are substituted:
"Subdivision B—Permanent Heads and Certain Unattached Officers

Interpretation
"56a. In this Subdivision, unless the contrary intention appears—
     'Minister', in relation to an officer, means the Minister for the time being administering the Department in which—
         (a) in the case of an officer who is a Permanent Head—the officer holds office; or
         (b) in any other case—the officer is included by virtue of a direction under section 33d;
     'officer' means—
         (a) a Permanent Head; or
         (b) a person who—
           (i) has held an office the name of which was, at the time when the person held the office, specified, or deemed by virtue of sub-section 25 (1) to be specified, in Schedule 3; and
           (ii) is performing duties in the Service as an unattached officer, otherwise than by reason of the operation of sub-section 36 (10) or of sub-section 54 (12) as in force immediately before its repeal by the Public Service Acts Amendment Act 1982;
     'Permanent Head' means a person holding, or performing the duties of, an office referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of 'office of Permanent Head' in sub-section 7 (1).

Disciplinary action in respect of Permanent Heads, &c.
33. Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "of the First Division"; and
     (b) by omitting from