Civil servants (Appointment, Promotion and transfer) Rules, 1973

(Amendment of Rr, 10 and 11)

[Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part II, 28th July, 2003]

S.R.O. 733(1)/2003, dated 28-7-2003.—In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 25 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973) read with notification No. S.R.O 120(1)/98, dated the 27th February, 1998, the Prime Minister is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973, namely:–

In the aforesaid Rules,–

(a) for rule 10 the following shall be substituted, namely:–

“10. Initial appointment to the all Pakistan Services, the Civil Service of the Federation and posts in connection with the affairs of the Federation in basic pay scales 16 and above or equivalent, except those which under the Federal Public Service Commission (Functions) Rules, 1978, do not fall within the purview of the Commission, shall be made on the basis of tests and examinations to be conducted by the Commission.”; and

(b) for rule 11 the following shall be substituted, namely:–

“11. Initial appointments to posts in basic pay scales 1 to 15 and equivalent shall be made on the recommendations of the departmental Selection Committee after the vacancies have been advertised in newspapers.”