116BDirections to act in certain offices for more than 12 months or until the occurrence of an event

116B Directions to act in certain offices for more than 12 months or until the occurrence of an event (1) This regulation applies to a direction to perform duties of an office any promotion to which under section 50 of the Act would be an appellable promotion. (2) Where a Secretary of a Department gives a direction to an officer to perform duties of a higher office to which this regulation applies and the direction is expressed to continue in force: (a) until the expiration of a day such that if the direction took effect and continued in force according to its terms, the officer would: (i) in accordance with that direction; or (ii) in accordance with that direction and any such previous direction or directions; have performed duties of that office for a continuous period exceeding 12 months; or the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable, cause the direction to be notified in accordance with subregulation (3). (3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), a direction shall be notified by means of a notice: (a) that reproduces the terms of the direction or otherwise indicates: (i) the office to which the direction relates and, where the direction relates to part only of the duties of that office, that part; (ii) the day (if any) on which the direction is expressed to take effect; (iii) the day until the expiration of which, or the event until the occurrence of which, the direction is expressed to continue in force; and (iv) the name and classification of the officer to whom the direction has been given; and (b) that is circulated in or displayed at a locality or localities in a manner likely to bring it to the attention of officers stationed in that locality or those localities, as the case may be. (4) A direction required to be notified in accordance with subregulation (3) takes effect on the day on which it is first so notified or, where a later day is specified, on that later day.