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this section; or
     (c) with any award made before or after the commencement of this section.

"(2) Section 32a shall be deemed to be a prescribed provision of the Public Service Act 1922 for the purposes of—
     (a) sub-section 22(2) of the Public Service Arbitration Act 1920; and
     (b) sub-section 41a(1) of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904.

"(3) Except as provided in sub-section (1), nothing in a declaration in force under sub-section 32a (1) shall be taken as affecting—
     (a) the application of any law, or of any award, to or in relation to an officer or employee; or
     (b) the terms and conditions of employment of an officer or employee.

"(4) In this section, 'award' includes a determination or other instrument making provision with respect to terms and conditions of employment, being a determination or instrument of a kind similar to an award.".

Eligibility for appointment to the Service
17. (1) Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by adding "and" at the end of paragraph (a);
     (b) by omitting paragraph (b); and
     (c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:
    "(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a person is not eligible for appointment to the Service unless the Board is satisfied, after he has undergone a medical examination approved by the Board, as to his health and physical fitness.
    "(3) Sub-section (2) does not apply to an appointment of a person to the Service that is an appointment on probation.".

(2) An appointment to the Service made before the commencement of this section is, and shall be deemed at all times to have been, as valid and effectual for all purposes as it would have been if the amendment of section 34 of the Public Service Act 1922 effected by paragraph (1)(b) had come into operation immediately before the appointment was made.

Educational qualifications for appointment to Second or Third Division
18. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) "an overseas" and substituting "any other".

Appointments to be on probation
19. Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (8) the following sub-section:

"(8a) The Board shall not confirm the appointment of a probationer unless the Board is satisfied, after he has undergone a medical examination approved by the Board, as to his health and physical fitness.".

Repeal of sections 47e, 48 and 48aa
20. (1) Sections 47e, 48 and 48aa of the Principal Act are repealed.

(2) The repeal of section 47e of the Principal Act effected by sub-section (1) of this section does not affect the operation of any determination made under that section.

(3) Where, immediately before the