33.—(1.) For the purposes of section 17e of the Act, the seniority of officers shall, subject to this regulation, be determined according to the respective dates on which they commenced or commence duty as officers of the Commission or of the previous Commission.
(2.) Where two or more officers commenced or commence duty on the same day, their relative seniority shall be determined by the Commission.
(3.) Nothing in this regulation shall affect the authority, for the purposes of management or control, vested in an officer by virtue of his temporary or permanent office.
Salaries of officers on transfer or promotion
The salary to be paid to an officer transferred or promoted to another position shall be such amount as is determined by the .Commission, not exceeding the maximum salary of the position to which the officer is transferred or promoted and not less than the minimum salary of that position or the salary of the officer immediately prior to his transfer or promotion, whichever is the higher.
Officers not to refuse transfer.
35.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an officer shall not refuse a transfer or a change of station from one position to another of equal status.
(2.) If any officer objects to a proposed transfer or change of station on the ground that it will involve him in pecuniary loss, or that the transfer or change is not to a position of equal status, or for some other cogent reason, he may apply for permission to decline the transfer or change of station.
(3.) If the Commission is satisfied that the objection is well founded, permission may be granted, without prejudice to the officer's right to future promotion or transfer.
Travelling allowance not payable in certain circumstances.
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, an officer who is instructed to proceed to a station in anticipation of his permanent transfer thereto, and who has been notified in writing by the General Manager that his transfer is to be made permanent, shall not be entitled to receive travelling allowance during his employment at that station hut he shall be eligible for the allowance provided by regulation 43 of these Regulations.
Exchanges.
37.—(1.) Where officers occupying positions of the same classification desire to exchange stations, the General Manager may approve of the exchange.
(2.) All such exchanges shall be effected in the officers' own time and at their own expense.
General Manager may temporarily transfer officer.
38.—(1.) The General Manager may temporarily transfer an officer from one position to another position.
(2.) Where, in any such case, the General Manager notifies the officer that the transfer will be for an indefinite period, the transfer shall, for the purpose of determining the officer's rights with respect to travelling allowance and the cost of removing the officer's family and furniture, be deemed to be a permanent transfer.
Branch Managers may temporarily transfer officers.
A Branch Manager may temporarily transfer an officer of his Branch from one position to another within the Branch.
Salary not to be reduced by transfer.
40. Nothing in the last three preceding regulations shall operate so as to reduce the salary of the officer concerned.
Conveyance of transferred officers.
41.—(1.) An officer who is transferred from one locality to another solely at his own request shall bear the whole cost of his removal.
(2.) If an officer is transferred from one locality to another on account of misconduct, the officer shall, unless otherwise determined by the Commission prior to his removal, bear the whole cost of his removal.
(3.) Where an officer is transferred—
(a) in the interests of the Commission ;
(b) in the ordinary course of promotion ; or
(c) on account of illness due to causes over which the officer has no control, subject, if the General Manager thinks it necessary, to the production of satisfactory medical evidence,
the cost of removing the furniture and household effects (not exceeding an amount determined by the Commission) and the actual cost of the conveyance of the officer and of his wife and children (if any) shall be paid by the Commission.
Cost of removal of furniture.
42.—(1.) In determining the cost of removal, only necessary household furniture and effects shall be taken into consideration.
(2.) Before removal is undertaken, the Branch Manager shall, wherever practicable, obtain quotations from at least two carriers and may authorize the acceptance of the more suitable.
(3.) Where an officer elects to dispose of his furniture and effects instead of removing them to his new station, the General Manager may authorize payment to the officer of an amount equal to the loss shown, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, to have been sustained by reason of the disposal, but not exceeding the cost of removal which would have been allowable under these Regulations.
(4.) Furniture shall, where practicable, be removed by railway if the cost is not greater than other means of conveyance.
Allowances where officers unable to obtain private residence.
43.—(1.) Where a married officer is required, by reason of promotion, transfer or change of station, to perform his duties in another locality, and—
(a) the officer cannot enter into occupation of a private residence in that locality by reason of unavoidable delay in the removal of his furniture and household effects ; or
(b) a suitable private residence is not available for the officer, and the officer is thereby obliged to reside for the time being with his family (if any) at an hotel or other house of accommodation, the General Manager may grant the officer an allowance equal to the difference between the officer's ordinary household expenditure and the cost of board and lodging of himself and family (if any), but not exceeding one-half the cost of board and lodging, for such period as the General Manager determines.
(2.) For the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation, an unmarried officer or a widower who is maintaining a home or supporting dependent relatives in circumstances which, in the opinion of the General Manager, justify his being deemed to be a married officer, shall be deemed to be a married officer.
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