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Section 25 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

25 Creation and abolition of position

(1) Each position in the Service immediately before the commencement of this section continues in existence as a position in the Service in such component of the Service as the Public Service Board determines. (2) The Public Service Board may authorize a relevant authority to create positions in the component of the Service in relation to which that authority is the relevant authority and to abolish positions in that component. (3) Where the Public Service Board authorizes the creation of a position, it shall determine the salary, or the range of salary, to be applicable to the position.