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uri mnd amended by Notices in the *71, 118 Sovember 1873, 16th June 1874, *** respecting UPEN COMPETITIVE Sani

#mollans for various situations or classes of situmana vil de belt from time to time at such places Tre may such examination special regulations will ❤tunias of the competition will be specified. At mover i not tates will be selected as may be necessary to Hay law jeen reported to the Civil Service Commissioners a vich the result of the examination is declared.

La vile men, with such exceptions and under such conditions rez, o al mira-born subjects of Her Majesty, being of good

burger wudents in Her Majesty's dockyards will not be eligible to compete new setain the express consent of the Lords of the Admiralty to their pre

- as candidates.

mrs of the Royal Irish Constabulary of less than 12 years' service will not be atmes to any open exmpetition, until they have resigned their appointments in that: meaness the Inspector Genera. of Constabulary shall otherwise recommend. 6. Pers as who have commated, ander the Act 32 & 33 Vict. c. 32., or the Act 34 & Vet. e 36 the Pensions Commatations Acts, 1869 and 1871), any pension ether than nava, retired pay, esther alone or in conjunction with a pension for wounds, up a bezsin few sa ne either in the naval or military service, will not be EMAINED statins in the Civil Service.

he increeting in any examination held under these regulaver the staten offered him in accordance with their sa a situation and passed into actual em

ed or admission to any subsequent com

sbe unless they shall have

HEM TOPP I fast de week before the competitive the written pertsona a in atterns the department in which

have served as un-talinis & comasters in schools under ittee of Com Luncation. Sagiand, or by the Commisbuztuation, Ireland, will be more specialy to those Departgeras save been trained in normal schools at the public expense Presuppe appointments in the Civil Service until the consent of th rules sanctioned by the Lords of the Ne Commissioners.

wing awances will be made, viz., (1)
whether ecmmissioned or non-com-
ring which they have served;

DATENS TEES (0) in any civil situation
Service Commissioners,

a servi writers in connexion with

are not exceeding five years

water the same or in different didates will be per

In rapente examination among

19. the many qualified according

in Blaus's Order in Council of

Tham quy be assigned. set and dates is duly thaminate highest at "ORI DELI examina to be filled by * see in accord

in the various Departments.

Corrected to 30th June 1877.

GENERAL REGULATIONS* (issued 8th April 1872; and amended by Notices in the LONDON GAZETTE of the 24th January 1873, 21st November 1873, 16th June 1874, 5th February 1875, and 9th November 1875) respecting OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS for SITUATIONS in the CIVIL SERVICE.

1. Competitive examinations of candidates for various situations or classes of situations in the different public departments will be held from time to time at such places as may be deemed expedient. Before every such examination special regulations will be issued, in which the particular conditions of the competition will be specified. At each examination such a number of candidates will be selected as may be necessary to fill the situations which may have been reported to the Civil Service Commissioners as vacant up to the date at which the result of the examination is declared.

2. These examinations will be open, with such exceptions and under such conditions as may be laid down, to all natural-born subjects of Her Majesty, being of good health and character.

3. Persons actually serving in the army or navy will not be admitted to compete for situations in the Civil Service.

4. Engineer students in Her Majesty's dockyards will not be eligible to compete unless they obtain the express consent of the Lords of the Admiralty to their presenting themselves as candidates.

5. Members of the Royal Irish Constabulary of less than 12 years' service will not be admitted to any open competition, until they have resigned their appointments in that force, unless the Inspector General of Constabulary shall otherwise recommend.

6. Persons who have commuted, under the Act 32 & 33 Vict. c. 32., or the Act 34 & 35 Vict. c. 36. (the Pensions Commutations Acts, 1869 and 1871), any pension other than naval retired pay, either alone or in conjunction with a pension for wounds, or a pension for wounds alone, either in the naval or military service, will not be admitted to compete for situations in the Civil Service.

7. Any person who after succeeding in any examination held under these regulations may have declined to accept the situation offered him in accordance with their provisions, or who may have accepted such a situation and passed into actual employment in the Civil Service, will be disqualified for admission to any subsequent competition for the same situation or class of situations.

8. Persons already in the Public Service will not be eligible unless they shall have produced to the Civil Service Commissioners at least one week before the competitive examination the written permission of the authorities of the department in which they are serving to attend the examination.

9. Candidates who have served as pupil-teachers or schoolmasters in schools under inspection by the Committee of Council on Education, England, or by the Commissioners of National Education, Ireland, will be reported specially to those Departments; and such of them as have been trained in normal schools at the public expense will not be qualified to receive appointments in the Civil Service until the consent of those Departments, given in conformity with rules sanctioned by the Lords of the Treasury, has been notified to the Civil Service Commissioners.

10. In reckoning age for competition the following allowances will be made, viz., (1) members of the military and naval services (whether commissioned or non-commissioned) may deduct from their actual age any time during which they have served; (2) persons who have served for two full consecutive years (a) in any civil situation to which they were admitted with the certificate of the Civil Service Commissioners, (b) in the Royal Irish Constabulary, or (c) as registered writers in connexion with the Civil Service, may deduct from their actual age any time not exceeding five years which they may have spent in such service.

11. If at any examination two or more situations, whether in the same or in different departments, shall be offered for competition, the successful candidates will be permitted to choose in their order as determined by the competitive examination among the situations offered for competition; provided that they be duly qualified according to the special rules prescribed, under clause IV. of Her Majesty's Order in Council of 4th June 1870, for the particular situations to which they may severally be assigned. If there be a vacant situation for which no one of the selected candidates is duly qualified, the Civil Service Commissioners may offer it to the candidate highest at the time on the list of selected candidates, subject to his passing a qualifying examination within such period as they may determine; or they may reserve it to be filled by means of a subsequent open competition, or otherwise, as they may see fit, in accordance with the Order in Council of 4th June 1870.

Civil Service Commission, Cannon Row, S.W.

These Regulations apply only to situations included in Schedule A. of the Order in Council of 4th June 1870. They are liable to alteration at any time.