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for transfer or promotion to employment in the public service of some other territory.


 * (2) The Government of Sabah/Sarawak and the Government of Malaysia, shall comply with any reasonable request that may at any time be made by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom for the release of such an officer for transfer or promotion in pursuance of paragraph (1) of this Article and shall take any action that may be necessary to preserve his pension rights when he is so transferred or promoted.


 * (3) Before he is released, such an officer shall be required to make arrangements for the repayment of any compensation or instalments of compensation (but not of any interest paid on outstanding instalments) he may be required to repay in accordance with the compensation and retiring benefits scheme under which the compensation or instalments of compensation were paid to him, such arrangements to be to the satisfaction of the Government to which the repayment is to be made.

9. Section 85 of the Malaysia Act, which provides for appeals by officers against decisions of disciplinary authorities affecting pension or compensation, shall not be repealed or amended to the prejudice of the affecting interests of any officer.

10. This agreement may be cited as the Public Officers (Sabah)/ (Sarawak) Agreement, 1963, and shall come into operation on the date of signature.

Done in duplicate at this  day of  19

Signed on behalf of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. Signed on behalf of the Government of Malaysia.