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section, the Chairman of the Promotions Appeal Board—
          (a) holds office for such period, not exceeding 3 years, as is specified in the instrument of his appointment and on such terms and conditions as the Governor-General determines; and
          (b) is eligible for re-appointment.
    "(3aa) The Governor-General may terminate the appointment of the Chairman of the Promotions Appeal Board by reason of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.
    "(3ab) The Chairman of the Promotions Appeal Board may resign his office by writing signed by him delivered to the Governor-General."; and
     (b) by inserting after sub-section (3b) the following sub-section:

    "(3c) The officer referred to in paragraph (2) (b) holds office as a member of the Promotions Appeal Board during the pleasure of the Managing Director.".
(2) Notwithstanding the amendment made by paragraph (1) (a), the person who, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, held office as the Chairman of the Promotions Appeal Board continues to hold office, on and after that date, during the pleasure of the Governor-General.
(3) The person who, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, held office as the member of the Promotions Appeal Board by virtue of paragraph 101 (2) (b) of the Principal Act continues to hold office, on and after that date, as if his appointment to the office were an appointment to that office by virtue of paragraph 101 (2) (b) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Tenure of office
6. Section 102 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following subsection:
    "(1) An officer who has attained the age of 55 years is entitled to retire from the Service at any time at which he desires to do so, but may, subject to this Part, continue in the Service until he attains the age of 65 years.";
     (b) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(2) If an officer who has attained the age of 55 years—
          (a) is unfit to discharge or incapable of discharging the duties of his position by reason of physical or mental incapacity; or
          (b) is, for any other reason, no longer performing the duties of his position in such a manner as to permit the Corporation to make efficient and economical use of his services,
     the Corporation may—
          (c) if it is reasonable and practicable to do so—do any one or more of the following things:
              (i) transfer him to some other position in the Service;
              (ii) reduce his salary;
              (iii) determine that he be not granted, or be not granted until the expiration of a specified period, the whole, or such part as the Corporation specifies, of a