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(1) For the purposes of this Act, Ceylon shall be divided into areas specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto. |
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(2) No person shall be appointed by the Commission to any post specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto except on the result of an open competitive examination held in accordance with such rules as may be made for the purpose. |
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(3) No person shall be appointed to any post specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto under any local authority in any area specified in Part I of that Schedule unless that person has been resident within that area for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the date of his appointment. |
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(4) No person who is appointed to any post specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto under any local authority in any area specified in Part I of that Schedule shall be transferred to any post outside that area : |
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