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BALUCHISTAN CIVIL SERVANTS ACT, 1974 BALUCHISTAN CIVIL SERVANTS ACT, 1974 ACT IX OF 1974 An Act to regulate the appointment of persons to, and the terms and conditions of service of persons in, the service of Baluchistan [Gazette of Baluchistan, Extraordinary, 20th July 1974] No. Legis-X-(10)/74.----The Baluchistan Civil Servants Bill, 1974 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Baluchistan on 19th June 1974 and assented to by the Governor of Baluchistan, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. CHAPTER II TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF BALUCHISTAN CIVIL SERVANTS 8. Seniority.----(1) For proper administration of a service, cadre or grade the appointing authority shall cause a seniority list of the members for the time being of such service, cadre or grade to be prepared, but nothing therein contained shall be construed to confer any vested right to a particular seniority in such service, cadre or grade, as the case may be. (2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) the seniority of a civil servant shall be reckoned in relation to other civil servants belonging to the same service or grade, whether serving in the same department or office or not, as may be prescribed. (3) Seniority on initial appointment to a service, grade or post shall be determined as may be prescribed. (4) Seniority in the grade to winch a civil servant is promoted shall take effect from the date of regular appointment to a post in that grade: Provided that civil servants who are selected for promotion to a higher grade in one batch shall on their promotion to the higher grade retain their seniority as in the lower grade.