Commentary on Sections Part 1: the Civil Service Chapter 1 Section 1: Application of Chapter
59.Section 1 applies Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act to the civil service of the State, subject to the exclusions listed in subsections (2) and (3). The terms “civil service” and “civil servant” throughout this Chapter are therefore to be read as excluding those parts of the civil service listed in subsections (2) and (3) and the civil servants in those parts of the civil service.