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that the officer is suffering or has suffered hardship—subject to any determination under section 82d, direct that the officer be paid the whole or part of the officer's salary for the whole or part of the period of the officer's suspension; and";
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) and sub-sections (3), (4), (6), (7) and (8) "Chief Officer" (wherever occurring) and substituting "relevant Secretary"; and

     (c) by omitting from paragraph (6) (b) "the" (first occurring) and substituting "an".

Appeals
55. (1) Section 63d of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(1) A reference in this section to a decision in respect of an officer shall be read as a reference to a direction given in respect of the officer under sub-section 62 (6) or 63 (1), not being—
     (a) a direction under sub-section 62 (6) that there be taken, in respect of the officer, action by way of—
         (i) admonishing the officer;
         (ii) causing a sum not exceeding $50 to be deducted from the officer's salary; or
         (iii) transferring the officer to an office at the same locality, being an office for which the officer is qualified and which has the same classification as the officer; or
     (b) a direction under sub-section 63 (1) that there be taken, in respect of the officer, action by way of transferring the officer to an office at the same locality, being an office for which the officer is qualified and which has the same classification as the officer.".
(2) Section 63d of the Principal Act continues to apply in relation to a direction given under sub-section 62 (6) or 63 (1) of that Act before the commencement of this section as if the amendment made by sub-section (1) of this section had not been made.

Repeal of section 63h
56. Section 63h of the Principal Act is repealed.

Imprisonment
57. Section 63r of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(2) Where an officer is imprisoned by reason of having been convicted of an offence or is in custody awaiting trial for an offence, the relevant Secretary or, in the case of an officer referred to in Subdivision B, the Board may, subject to any determination under section 82d, if the relevant Secretary or the Board, as the case may be, is satisfied that the officer is suffering or has suffered hardship, direct, notwithstanding sub-section (1), that 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