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Law Officers of the Government of Afghanistan - Official Gazette No. 790, published 1999/11/01 (1420/07/22 A.P.)

Islamic Government of Afghanistan
(Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Official Newspaper (Jarideh)
Year: 1999
Issue No: 790


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The Order of the Islamic Government of Afghanistan
No.34
Date,1420/9/12
On the basis of the ratification number (2733), dated 1420/7/11 and the ruling no (2),
dated 1420/8/2 of the Council of Ministers of Islamic Government of Afghanistan, I
hereby sign the law for officials of the Islamic Government of Afghanistan in (9)
Chapters and (72) Articles.
The Law for officials of the Islamic Government of Afghanistan shall be enforceable
upon signing and shall be published in the official newspaper.
(Greetings) Vasalam,
Servant of Islam,
Amir Almomenin Molla Mohammad Omar (Mojahed)
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The Laws
for Officials (Officers)
of
the Islamic Government of Afghanistan
Chapter One
General Rules
Article 1
These Laws are enacted observing Islamic regulations, and general bases of the work in
order to regulate the relations of the officers (officials) with the Office.
Article 2
A government officer (official) is one who on the basis of the rules of these Laws is
permanently appointed to the service in a public Office.
Article 3
(1) Judges and prosecutors are subject to these Laws, and to their specific legislative
documents.
(2) Officers (Officials) and individuals of similar ranks in armed forces, police force,
officers of banks, and public enterprises are subject to their specific documents.
Article 4
The officers of the government are divided into the following five ranks and grades.
Rank a(Alef): Superior
Rank b(Beh): Grade one and Grade two
Rank c(Jim): Grade three, Grade four, and Grade five
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Rank d(Dal): Grade six, Grade seven, and Grade eight
Rank e(Heh): Grade nine and Grade ten
Article 5
An officer shall not be deprived of his salary (for his assignment/mission) without legal
authority, or court order.
Chapter Two
Terms for Inclusion
Article 6
(1) The individual with the following qualifications shall be accepted as government
officer.
1. Citizenship of Afghanistan.
2. Eighteen years of age completed.
3. Approval of public health authorities certifying the individual is not affected by
chronic, or infections diseases, or diseases which prevent his the performance of
his duties.
4. Certificate from public or private training centers.
5. Competence and talent for work performance.
6. Completion of military service, or certificate of exemption from, or dispatch to
the military service.
(2) In addition to terms stated in Clause (1) of this Article, as for university lecturers,
teachers, officer of bank and technical institutions their specific legislative documents
shall also be observed.
(3) The priority for inclusion in specialized duties shall be given to an individual who
has education, competence, and capability in that field.
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(4) Approval of the age of the person at the time of inclusion shall be accomplished,
with regard to his citizenship (identification) paper.
Article 7
At the time of employment, rank of the individual shall be determined on the basis of
education as follows:
(1) Holder of bachelor degree, or its equivalent, from public or private religious schools
to rank ten. Years of education, more than bachelor, and less than bachelor
accomplished successfully in due period of education shall be included in the record of
officer.
(2) Holder of “license” degree, or its equivalent from public or private schools of higher
education to rank nine and one year record. The period of “license” degree for this
purpose is (4) years.
(3) Based on the diploma, or certificate approved by the Ministry of Higher Education,
the exact period of education, equal to four years for “license”, and more than that
which leads to higher certificates shall be considered for grade of promotion and
retirement of the officer.
Article 8
(1) It is not permitted to include an individual as an officer when there is no (vacant)
position (available).
(2) In case the individual, or his spouse is not born from Afghan parents, he shall not be
appointed as a political officer (diplomat).
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Chapter Three
Appointment of the Official
Article 9
The following authorities shall appoint the officer:
1. Officer (Official) of rank a (Alef), upon the proposal of the minister, approval of
the Council of Ministers, consideration of the Leader, (Amir-Al-momenin) or
directly from the Leader, (Amir-Al-momenin).
2. Officer (Official) of rank b (Beh), upon the proposal of the minister, and a person
who is not of rank upon proposal by the Director of the Council of Ministers.
3. Officer (Official) of rank c (Jim), in centers and provinces upon the proposal of
the minister, and a person who is not of rank upon a minister.
4. Officer (Official) of rank d and e (Dal and Heh), upon the proposal of the
minister, approval of the governor of a province, or its equivalent and a person
who is not of rank upon general directorships associated with the Council of
Ministers upon proposal by general director.
Technical officer (for rank e) in centers and provinces upon proposal by the minister
and a person who is not of rank and in general directorships associated with the Council
of Ministers upon proposal by general director.
Translator’s Note: bachelor degree is not a degree obtained in institutions of higher education. It is
equivalent to less than what is considered a BS or BA degree in the Western world. The equivalent
of BS and BA in these laws is referred to as “license” and the equivalent of MS or MA is referred to
as “Masters” .
Article 10
(1) An Office can hire (employ) a new officer with sufficient competency for a position
higher than his basic (main) rank, based on the following:
1- Possession of a bachelor degree, in the center (2 rank higher), and in the
provinces (4 rank higher).
2- Possession of a degree higher than bachelor, in the center (3 rank higher), and in
the provinces (5 rank higher).
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3- Possession of a “license” degree, in the center (4 rank higher), and in the
provinces (6 rank higher).
4- Possession of a “masters” degree, in the center (5 rank higher).
5- Possession of a PhD degree, in the center (6 rank higher).
An officer can be promoted to one rank, each rank higher than his basic rank, if he has
sufficient competency.
(2) An officer cannot be assigned a duty by a supervisor, who is his (close) relatives.
(Close) relatives for this purpose are: father, son and brother.
Chapter Four
The Rights of the Officer (Official)
Article 11
The officer shall enjoy the following rights:
1. Allowance with its attachments, and other payments on the basis of legislated
documents.
2. Leaves.
3. Promotion.
4. The right to retirement, and taking advantage of other social securities.
Article 12
(1) The determination of amount and terms for allowance payment of different ranks of
officers shall be carried out as follows:
1. For officer of public Offices and those mixed institutions in which the share of
government is more than fifty percent, by the government, according to specific
tables.
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2. For officers of private enterprises and those institutions in which the share of
government is less than fifty percent, by relevant enterprises and institutions upon
the agreement of General Director of Labor and Social Affairs.
(2) The amount of allowance for officers subject to Part (2), Clause (1) of this Article
with the separation of each grade shall not be less than the minimum allowance
determined by the government for officers of public institutions.
(3) The officer from the time of appointment shall deserve allowance with its
attachment.
Article 13
Financial privilege for educational certificates of scientific and technical staff shall be
regarded as a part of officers’ allowance.
Article 14
(1) The officer who observes work order and discipline properly and is competent in the
performance of duty, shall be rewarded for his services with financially, letter of
admiration, and letter of appreciation.
(2) Financial rewards which include the amount of up to one month allowance with its
attachments shall be granted to the officer upon the proposal of the respective official,
and consideration of the minister, or the official of rank a, or directly from the
mentioned authorities.
Article 15
(1) The officer shall be rewarded by the letter of admiration upon the completion of the
following conditions:
1. Accomplishment of the assigned work in the best way possible in its due time.
2. Accomplishment of the duty in advance of the determined time with better quality
and quantity.
(2) The letter of admiration which includes the amount of two months allowance with
its attachments shall be granted to the officer upon the proposal of the respective official
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and consideration of the minister, or the official of rank a, or directly from the
mentioned authorities.
Article 16
(1) The letter of appreciation with regard to its significance is determined in the
following three grades:
1. Letter of Appreciation, Grade three
2. Letter of Appreciation, Grade two
3. Letter of Appreciation, Grade one
(2) The officer shall receive Latter of Appreciation, Grade three upon the completion of
the following terms:
1. Completion of conditions operating in Clause (1), Article (15) of these Laws.
2. Innovation in work.
3. Accomplishment of positive works beyond the call of duty for the Office.
(3) Letter of Appreciation, Grade three which contains one year record shall be granted
upon the proposal of the respective official and consideration of the minister, or the
official of rank a, or directly form the mentioned authorities. Letter of Appreciation,
Grade there includes two months allowance with its attachments for the officer ranked
Superior.
Article 17
(1) The officer shall receive Letter of Appreciation, Grade Two, upon the completion of
the following terms:
1- Completion of conditions stated in Clause (2), Article (16) of these Laws.
2- Presentation of constructive plans and proposals, which shall lead to
effective consequences.
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(2) Letter of Appreciation, Grade Two which contains two year record shall be granted
upon the proposal of the minister, or the official of rank a, and consideration of the head
of the Council of Ministers, or directly from the head of the Council of Ministers.
Letter of Appreciation, Grade Two includes three months allowance with its
attachments for the officer ranked superior.
Article 18
(1) The officer shall receive Letter of Appreciation, Grade One, Upon the completion of
the following terms:
1. Completion of conditions stated in Clause (1), Article seventeen of these Laws.
2. Possessing the power to organize, cohere and coordinate the work.
3. Effective and precise application of the government policy at work.
(2) Letter of Appreciation, Grade one which contains one rank promotion shall be
granted upon the proposal of the minister or the official of rank a, and approval of the
head of the council of ministers and consideration of the leader.
Latter of Appreciation, Grade one includes four months allowance with its attachments
for the officer ranked superior.
Article 19
(1) In a period of promotion, letters of appreciation stated under these Laws shall be
granted only once.
(2) The granting of letters of appreciation stated in this Article upon the completion of
certain conditions shall not be conditional on the receiving of other types of promotions
anticipated under these Laws.
Article 20
The leaves of the officer are subject to the rules of the Labor Laws.
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Article 21
Rank promotion is the advancement of the officer from the existing rank to the higher
one.
Article 22
(1) The officer shall be subject to rank promotion upon the following conditions:
1- Three years of service completed.
2- Positive result of competence evaluation papers.
(2) The period of service required for promotion to rank superior shall be four years.
(3) The officer ranked superior shall have allowance promotion upon the following
conditions:
1- Upon one year of actual service while ranked superior 15 percent of the
allowance allocated for the rank superior.
2- Upon two years of actual service while rank superior, 25 percent of the allowance
allocated for the rank superior.
3- Upon three years actual service while ranked superior, 50 percent of the
allowance allocated for the rank superior.
4- Upon four years of actual service while ranked superior, 75 percent of the
allowance allocated for the rank superior.
(4) The officer who has completed more than four years of actual service while ranked
superior prior to the enforcement of these Laws, shall be subject to allowance
percentage promotion stated in Part 4, Clause (3) of these Laws.
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Article 23
The working duration of the officer, introduced to international institutions, companies,
and private and mixed institutions upon the agreement of competent government
authorities or due to requirement shall be included in his employment record.
Article 24
Each year the due time to grant promotion shall be the birthday anniversary of prophet
Mohammad (S) (12th of Rabie-ol-aval).
The officer who shall deserve promotion on Rabie-ol-Aval, 12th, but due to
administrative problems, his promotion is not granted, up on the removal of the
problem, shall deserve his delayed promotion which shall be enforceable from its earlier
due time.
Article 25
(1) The officer for whom, due to the difference between his primary date of appointment
and the determined time of promotion (Rabie-ol-Aval, 12th), the required record to
receive the promotion is not completed, the shortages shall be treated as follow:
1- In case the period of shortage is from one day to six complete months, the
shortage shall not prevent the officer from promotion.
2- In case the period of shortage is more than six months, it shall prevent the officer
from promotion.
(2) In calculation of the service record for the officer that has been martyred, has died,
or has become a total disabled for the defense of the Islamic objectives, or during his
work performance, in case of period of shortage from one day to six complete months,
the shortage shall not prevent the officer from his periodic promotion.
Article 26
The Board of Promotion comprised of the Minister or the authority with the position
beyond the rank, in the capital, and the governor or his counterpart, in the province, and
general directors relevant to the council of Ministers shall be established to approve the
qualifications for promotion.
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Article 27
(1) The respective Office shall formally forward the competence evaluation paper for
the promotion of the officer to the first certifying authority two months prior to the due
time of promotion.
(2) The first authority shall responsibly evaluate the competence evaluation paper for
the promotion of the officer and shall forward the evaluation paper to the second
authority ten days after receiving it.
(3) The second authority in evaluation of the mentioned paper shall have similar
obligations.
(4) The competence of the officer ranked (a) shall be evaluated by the direct authority
in case based on the administrative hierarchy, he has one superior authority.
(5) The respective Office upon the approval of the accuracy of evaluation paper shall
forward the paper accompanied by other certificates effective for promotion to the
Board of Promotions.
Article 28
In case conditions for promotion and retirement is provided simultaneously, the officer
shall be retired with a promotion.
Article 29
The Authorities stated in Article (9) of these Laws are competent to consider the
promotion of the officer in due terms.
Article 30
(1) Taking advantage of retirement pension and social securities of the officer are
subject to the rules of the Labor Laws.
(2) Considerations for retirement of the officer as well as removal and extension of his
service in due terms shall be done by the authorities stated in Article 9 of these Laws.
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Chapter Five
The Obligations of the Officer (Official)
Article 31
(1) The officer, as a faithful individual, believer, and servant of the society shall within
the extent of religious rules, and the law undertake his duties with complete faith and
shall safeguard public interests in the best way possible.
(2) The officer is responsible for the duty, or jurisdiction legally authorized as
transferred to him.
(3) The officer shall observe the hierarchy, order, and discipline of the Office.
Article 32
(1) The officer for accomplishment of the assigned duties shall obey the order of the
respective authority in the Office.
(2) In case the officer regards the order of the respective authority contrary to the rules
or regulations, he shall inform the respective authority in writing. If after the
notification, the respective authority approves the execution of his order in written form,
the consequences of the execution shall not be with the officer and the respective
authority shall be responsible.
Article 33
The officer within the official working hours shall prevent himself from any action,
which causes cessation in the affairs of the Office.
Article 34
The officer shall safeguard the secrets of his duty and shall not reveal them unless
required by the law.
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Article 35
(1) The officer within the official working hours shall not be engaged in personal works
when not taking advantage of his legitimate leaves.
(2) The presence of the officer shall be controlled by the respective authority, and the
respective Office shall provide and maintain the attendance records.
Article 36
The officer shall not take advantage of official jurisdiction for personal intentions.
Article 37
The officer shall not take part in tenders he is bound to perform.
Chapter Six
The Conditions of Transfer of Officers (Officials)
Article 38
The officer with the following exceptions shall not be transferred in less than three
years:
1- The requirement of field specialty and work skill of the officer, which shall lead
to the improvement of affairs.
2- Unfavorable competence evaluation paper in the period of rank promotion.
3- Agreement of both Offices and consideration of the authorities stated in Article
(9) of these Laws.
4- Urging requirement of the officer, which shall be convincing to the Office.
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Article 39
The officer shall undertake his existing duty until he completes the procedures of
transfer.
Article 40
The transfer of the officer in due terms shall be done by the authority who had
appointed him, as anticipated in Article (9) of these Laws.
Article 41
(1) Transfer of school and asylum teachers in due terms regardless of the rule subject to
Article (40) of these Laws shall be within the jurisdiction of the Minister of Guidance,
in the capital, and in the provinces, within the jurisdiction of the governors or their
counterparts.
(2) Transfer of lecturers in pouhantoon, higher education and religious, vocational and
higher training institutions regardless of the cases subject to Article (40) of these Laws
in the capital as well as the provinces shall be within the jurisdiction of the respective
ministers.
(3) Transfer of teachers subject to Clause (1) of this Article to duties outside educational
and training institutions of the respective province cannot be done without the
agreement of the Minister of Guidance.
Translator’s Note: There is no equivalent for the word “Movaghaf” which means “stoppage” or
“temporary suspension” . Therefore, the word itself has been used instead of its English equivalent.
Chapter Seven
Officer’s Movaghaf
Article 42
The officer during his period of employment shall be subject to one of the following
movaghafs:
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1- Main movaghaf.
2- Service movaghaf.
3- The Military service movaghaf.
4- Education movaghaf.
5- Temporary dismissal movaghaf.
Article 43
Main movaghaf is the state where the officer performs his duty actually in a specific
assigned position.
Article 44
(1) Service movaghaf is the state where the officer upon the order of the Office is
temporarily obliged to perform a public service other than his main duty.
(2) Duration of the public service cannot exceed six months.
Article 45
(1) The Military service movaghaf is the state where the officer is spending the military
service or the precaution period in accordance with the rules of the Armed Forces of the
Islamic Government of Afghanistan.
(2) The officer shall be dismissed from his work from the time of summons to the
military service.
(3) In the military service movaghaf, the Office shall not provide the officer with
allowance and its attachments. But his family can take advantage of financial aids and
social securities of the officer. The allowance of the officer during his precaution
service shall be executed based on specific criteria of the related sector.
(4) The military service period of the officer and secondary graduates of public,
religious, pouhantoons, and other public and private institutions of higher education and
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training summoned directly to the military service shall be included in their work
period.
(5) The officer shall take advantage of the salary and his other privileges stated in
Clause (3) of this Article, if summon to the military service is not due to resignation or
work dismissal.
(6) The officer shall refer to the centers of summon and dispatch from the time of
summon within one month, otherwise, he shall be subject to the state of waiting
movaghaf without pay.
(7) In case the officer, consistent with the rules of law, is not subject to the military
service, he is obliged to refer to the respective Office within a month of receiving the
card for dispatch or the certificate of exemption from the military service.
Article 46
(1) Education movaghaf is the state where the officer upon the agreement of the Office
shall be studying (scholarship-fellowship) in the country or abroad.
(2) Successful education period of the officer shall be included in his work period upon
education certificates with regard to the rules of specific legislative documents and
approval of the ministries of Guidance and Higher Education.
Article 47
The time spent for acquiring on-duty training in the country or development of relevant
certificates for (enhancing) foreign languages skills shall be counted towards work
period by presenting the (successfully) passed certificates.
Article 48
The officer who is in education movaghaf in accordance with relevant legislative
documents shall deserve allowance with its attachments as well as other privileges of
the employment.
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Article 49
The officer shall be in temporary dismissal from duty in the following cases:
1- Suspension.
2- Resignation and abandonment of duty.
3- Engagement in positions out of rank or in international institutions.
4- Waiting.
5- Accusation to the violation of Islamic rules or corruption.
Article 50
(1) Suspension is temporary dismissal of the officer from his duty.
(2) The officer shall be subject to suspension in the following cases:
1- In case where the officer is under accusation and shall be arrested.
2- In case where the officer is dismissed from his work for investigation and trial.
Article 51
Employment rights shall be executed and rendered in the period of investigation and
trial in due terms as follow:
1- In case the accused officer is not under investigation or arrest and is not
suspended, he shall take advantage of all rights and privileges stated in the rules
of these Laws.
2- In case the accused officer is under investigation or arrest, his employment rights
shall be suspended until ruling of the court. If as a result of investigation, the
officer becomes not liable to prosecution, he would deserve corrective action, or
upon the court ruling is regarded innocent, the allowance and all his rights during
the period of suspension, the investigation and trial, shall be rendered to him.
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3- In case the officer subject to Part 2 of this Article is temporary released until the
ruling of the competent court, the Office shall return him to work. In such a case,
the officer shall take advantage of all rights and privileges stated under these
Laws.
4- In case the accused officer is sentenced to suspended imprisonment, during the
sentence his promotion shall be withheld. If during the suspension, the convict
commits no offense, the impact of the offense shall disappear and his promotion
shall be rendered from its due time.
Article 52
(1) An officers with at least ten years of work record can call for his resignation.
(2) Resignation request shall be presented to the respective authority of the relevant
Office.
(3) Approval and disapproval of the officer’s resignation shall be within the jurisdiction
of the authority subject to Article 9 of these Laws.
(4) The officer can withdraw his resignation within 15 days.
(5) Within 15 days after the expiration of the period stated in Clause (4) of these Laws,
the Office shall make decision and shall notify the officer, otherwise, his resignation
shall be approved.
Article 53
(1) The (officer who has resigned) shall continue his duty from the time he applies for
resignation, until the time of decision making, or within the expiration of 30 days (from
the time the resignation has been submitted.)
(2) The Office shall review (computer) financial accounts of the resigned officer within
two months from the time of resignation approval.
(3) As for the case stated in Clause (2) of this Article, the resigned officer shall deserve
a monthly payment equal to the income of his main rank.
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Article 54
(1) The resigned officer, maintaining his rank, can again return to work, or call for his
retirement.
(2) In case the resigned officer returns to his work, the period of resignation shall not be
included in his work period.
(3) In case the resigned officer calls his retirement, he shall deserve retirement pension
from the time of resignation approval.
Article 55
(1) Resignation of the officer in an emergency condition is not permitted.
(2) Group resignation of the officers of an Office is not permitted.
Article 56
(1) In case the officer abandons his work for more than twenty consecutive days,
without any justified excuse convincing to the Office, he shall be considered dismissed
from his work.
(2) The rule stated Clause (1) of this Article should be applied to the officer who does
not attend his new position after receiving written notice as well as the officer who has
completed his leave.
(3) The officer dismissed from his duty shall be regarded resigned and shall be subject
the consequences of resignation.
(4) The officer subject to Clause (3) of this Article shall return to work provided that
one year be deducted from his work period.
Article 57
Waiting state is the condition where the officer does not undertake a duty actually and
with or without income, waits for his assigned duty .
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Article 58
The officer shall be subject to waiting state with income in the following cases:
(1) Abolishment of the position of the officer
(2) If he returns to the respective Office within a month of completing the military
service.
(3) If he returns to the respective Office within a month of completing the incumbencies
outside the rank.
(4) If on behalf of the Office, he is introduced for education in the country or abroad and
refers to the respective Office or the General Director of Labor and Social Affairs within
a month of completing the education.
(5) If he refers to the respective Office one month after completing his duty in one of the
institutions stated in Article (23) of these Laws.
(6) If a substitute has been assigned for his position.
(7) If his period of suspense and trial is terminated in accordance with Part 2, Article (5)
of these Laws.
(8) If he refers to the respective Office within 15 days of performing his pilgrimage
duty.
Article 59
(1) The officer who is in waiting state with income shall deserve the income, specified
to the main rank with its attachments for maximal six months from the respective
Office.
(2) The officer who is in waiting state with income shall take advantage of other
employment rights and shall follow the orders in the Office.
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Article 60
(1) The Office shall appoint the officer who is in waiting state with income, based on his
field of study, or his experiences until the time of his reappointment and shall render his
income with its attachments for his work.
(2) The Office cannot hire new (replacement) officer with similar conditions as long as
there is a officer who is in waiting state with income.
(3) The Office shall provide the grounds for reappointment of the officer who is in
waiting state with income for up to three month.
(4) In case the respective Office within three months does not provide the grounds for
reappointment of the officer consistent with his field of study and work record, the
Office shall communicate the issue in writing to the General Director of the labor and
Social Affairs.
(5) The General Director of Labor and Social Affairs shall provide the grounds for
reappointment of the officer introduced bused on the rules of Clause 4 of this Article.
Article 61
(1) The officer shall be subject to waiting state without income in the following cases:
1- If he does not refer to the respective Office for reappointment in the
specific time stated under these Laws.
2- If one year is past from the time of resignation or dismissal of the officer.
3- If he refers to the Office more than a month after his leave of absence
without pay.
4- If the rejected officer is pardoned or rehabilitated according to the law.
5- If upon the ruling of the court he is sentenced to jail for up to a year.
(2) The waiting state without income stated in Clause (1) of this Article shall not be
included in the work period of the officer.
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Article 62
The Office shall formally communicate the matter to the General Director of Labor and
Social Affairs immediately after the officer is placed in waiting state without income.
Article 63
Temporary separation of the officer shall be carried out by the authority who has
approved his appointment based on the order predicted in Article 9 of these Laws.
Article 64
The officer subject to waiting state without pay, from the time of applying, observing
the rules of Article 130 of the Labor Laws can call for his retirement pension.
Chapter Eight
Punitive Cases
Article 65
Regulations stated in Parts (1, 2 and 3), Article 88 of the Labor Laws shall be applied to
the officer observing the rules of Article (89 to 93) of the mentioned law.
Article 66
(1) The officer in the following cases, by advice for the first time, by warning for the
second time, and by reduction in allowance up until five days for the third time, shall
undergo punitive acts.
1- Violation of religious rules and accusations of corruption.
2- Lack of commitment to duty.
3- Inappropriate attitude towards clients.
4- Lack of precision in the execution of legal orders and assigned duties.
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5- Violation of internal rules, regulations, and bills of the Office.
6- Delay in the performance of legal duties and orders.
7- Lack of precision in safeguarding and cleaning the office and work equipment.
8- Lack of observing work discipline.
9- Bringing excuses in order not to perform the duty.
(2) Advice and warning are respectively within the jurisdiction of the officials of rank
(b) evaluating the certificates (forms) of promotion competence and reduction of income
grants to first grade.
Chapter Nine
Miscellaneous Rules
Article 67
(1) The rank of officers of public, mixed and private companies who are recently
accepted as the public officer, shall be determined with regard to their background
knowledge as follow:
1- If the annual income of the officer of public, mixed, or private company in any
specific rank equals the annual income of the officer of the government in that
specific rank, such complete years shall be considered in the work record of
the officer of public, mixed, or private company.
2- If the annual income of the officer of public, mixed, or private company in a
similar rank is more than the income of the officer of the government, the rank
of the officer of public, mixed or private company shall become equal
according to the following formula: Annual income of the officer of public,
mixed, or private company based on his rank divided by the annual income of
the officer of public, mixed, or private company based on his rank multiplied
by the years of service equals to the years of service executable in the public
Office.
(2) The rank determined on the basis of the rules of these Laws shall be valid upon
the approval of the competent authority.
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Article 68
Determination of retirement share, payment of retirement pension, and other aids stated
in the Labor Laws shall be regulated by legislative documents.
Article 69
(1) Officials who are retired from the armed forces and are qualified for public
employment can be assigned as civil officers in a public Office if they are not in their
age of obligatory retirement or upon court ruling have not violated the right of
employment.
(2) The retirement pension of the official who is assigned as an officer shall be
discontinued and his military work period shall be included in his next employment and
thus his rank shall be determined.
(3) In case the retired official receives his retirement pension all at once and is
completely disconnected, the rank of the mentioned employment shall be determined
based on his education.
Article 70
(1) A new officer shall be subject to the work record (daftar-savaneh) of public
officer and specific table of primary records, attached to these Laws.
(2) In case of any differences between the age stated in the work record (daftar –
savaneh) of the officer and his identification certificate, the age stated in his work
record shall be valid.
Article 71
Execution of the promotion, retirement and determination of incomes of banking
institutions officer shall be performed in accordance with relevant legislative document.
Article 72
These Laws shall be enforceable upon the date of signing and shall be published in the
official newspaper. Upon its enforcement, the Laws of the Officers (Officials)
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published in the official newspaper no (666) dated (1st of Jozay, 1367) including all its
modifications, and other rules contrary to these laws shall be considered annulled
(abolished).


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