Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02927:body:0:p41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02927
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 103798–106570

any vacant Senior Executive Service office in the Department; and
     (b) be transferred by the Board to any vacant Senior Executive Service office in another Department.
"(2) Where it is proposed that an officer be transferred under sub-section (1), the relevant Secretary or the Board, as the case requires, shall have regard to—
     (a) the effect that the proposed transfer would have on—
        (i) the efficiency of the Service; and
        (ii) the career development of the officer; and
     (b) the views of the officer in relation to the proposed transfer.
"(3) The Board shall not transfer an officer in a Department under sub-section (1) to an office in another Department unless the Board has consulted with each of the relevant Secretaries in relation to the proposed transfer.
"(4) An officer who is transferred under sub-section (1) shall be given notice in writing of the transfer.
"(5) Where 2 or more officers hold Senior Exective Service offices and it is proposed to transfer each of those officers to the office held by the other or to an office held by another of those officers, the relevant Secretary or the Board, as the case requires, may, in writing, declare the offices to be offices to which this sub-section applies and, upon the making of such a declaration, each office to which the declaration relates shall, for the purposes of sub-section (1) in giving effect to the proposed transfers, be deemed to be vacant.

Duties to be performed by Senior Executive Service officers
"49a. (1) For the purposes of sub-section 26aa (2), a Senior Executive Service officer of a particular classification in a Department may—
     (a) be directed by the relevant Secretary—
        (i) to perform the duties of any Senior Executive Service office of the same or equal classification in the Department; or
        (ii) to perform specified duties in the Department, being duties that would be appropriate for a Senior Executive Service office of the same or equal classification; and
     (b) be directed by the Board—
        (i) to perform the duties of any Senior Executive Service office of the same or equal classification in another Department; or
        (ii) to perform specified duties in another Department, being duties that would be appropriate for a Senior Executive Service office of the same or equal classification.
"(2) Where it is proposed to give a direction to an officer under sub-section (1), the relevant Secretary or the Board, as the case requires, shall have regard to—
(a) the effect that the proposed direction would have on—
        (i) the efficiency of the Service; and
        (ii) the career development of the officer; and
     (b) the views of the officer in relation to the proposed direction.
"(3) Where a Senior