29BPart‑time offices

##### 29B Part‑time offices (1) An office in a Department (other than the office of Secretary) may, with the consent of the officer (if any) holding the office, be declared by the relevant Secretary, in writing, to be a part‑time office. (2) A declaration under subsection (1) in relation to an office shall not be varied, amended or revoked without the consent of the officer holding the office. (3) Where: (a) an office (in this subsection referred to as the former office) is a part‑time office; and (b) another office (in this subsection referred to as the substituted office) is created in another Department and is declared, under subsection 29(1) or (2), to be in substitution for the former office; the declaration made under subsection (1) in respect of the former office has effect, after the creation of the substituted office, as if it had been made in relation to the substituted office by the Secretary of the Department referred to in paragraph (b). (4) The Board, after consultations with the organizations that are relevant staff organizations in relation to offices in Departments, may, by notice published in the Gazette, notify procedures to be followed in relation to the operation of the provisions of this Act in relation to part‑time employment.