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 * (3) Clause (1) does not apply to the Governor of the colony of Sarawak.


 * 55. (1) All persons who on the commencement of this Constitution are members of the police force in the State (and are not on leave pending retirement) shall on Malaysia Day be seconded to the police force of the Federation.


 * (2) Where on Malaysia Day any post in the judicial and legal branch of the public service becomes a post in the judicial and legal service of the Federation any person serving in that post on the commencement of this Constitution shall on Malaysia Day be seconded to the judicial and legal service of the Federation.


 * (3) Subject to Clause (4), where on Malaysia Day or any day thereafter any post in the public service becomes a post in the general public service of the Federation any person serving in that post immediately before that day shall on that day be seconded to the general public service of the Federation.


 * (4) Clause (3) shall not apply to persons in such grades of service as the Governor may, with the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, direct.


 * (5) The power conferred on the Governor by clause (4) may be exercised by the Governor of the colony of Sarawak at any time after the publication of this Constitution in the Gazette.


 * 56. (1) If the Chief Minister so requests, the Commission shall consider whether there are more local candidates suitably qualified for appointment to, or promotion in, any branch of the public service specified by the Chief Minister than there are vacancies in that branch that could appropriately be filled by such local candidates ; and the Commission, if satisfied that such is the case, shall, if so requested by the Chief Minister, select officers in that branch to whom this Article applies and whose retirement would in the opinion of the Commission cause vacancies that could appropriately be filled by such suitably qualified local candidates as are available and fit for appointment and inform the Chief Minister of the number of officers so selected ; and if the Chief Minister specified a number of officers to be called upon to retire (not exceeding the number of officers so selected) the Commission shall nominate that number of officers from among the officers so selected and by notice in writing require them to retire from the public service ; and any officer who is so required to retire shall retire accordingly.


 * (2) An officer who has been given notice by or on behalf of the Government of the State or of the colony of Sarawak that he will continue to be employed in the public service for a minimum period specified hi the notice shall not be required to retire under clause (1) before the expiry of that period.