33CUnattached officers

##### 33C Unattached officers (1) The Secretary of a Department may, with the consent in writing of an officer who holds an office in the Department, declare, in writing, that the officer shall, on a day specified in the declaration, become an unattached officer and, if the Secretary does so, the office so held by the officer becomes vacant on the day so specified. (2) Except as otherwise directed by the Board under this or another provision of this Act, a person who is, or is deemed to be, an unattached officer of the Service is included in the Department in which the person last held an office.