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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the officers and other employees who worked in the Directorate of Ports and Port offices on and till the appointed day, shall continue as Government employees as such, with all the rights that would have been available to them, if the Board had not been constituted and such posts may be continued as vanishing category on their superannuation. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall prevent such officers and employees from becoming employees of the Board by giving option, as may be prescribed. (3) The Government shall have the right to utilise the services of employees who continue as Government employees under sub-section (1) in such manner that does not infringe their rights as specified in the said section: Provided that the supervision and power of disciplinary action over the Government employees continuing as such shall vest in the Board. In the matter of disciplinary action taken by the Board against any employee, the said employee may prefer an appeal to the Government and the decision of the Government on the said appeal shall be final. (4) On the superannuation of the employees who continue as Government employees as per sub-section (1), the entry cadre of that posts shall become the posts in the Board and appointments in such posts shall be made as per the regulations of the Board. (5) Those who have become employees of the Board on the appointed day pursuant to the commencement of this Act may continue to be Government employees without any change, loss of seniority or any other adverse effect on the terms and conditions of service, consequent to the Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment) Act, 2022. If any dispute arises in thereturn of employees, who became the employees of the Board in between this Act and the Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment) Act, 2022, as Government employees, the Government may take appropriate decision in it and the decision of the Government shall be final. Substituted by Act 16 of 2022 K. G. Ext.No.3270 dt.23/9/2022 (w.e.f.19/01/2022). Prior to the substitution it read as: "Transfer of employees of the port offices and the Directorate of Ports to the Board.-- Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the officers and other employees of the port offices and of the Directorate of Ports shall, on and from the appointed day, become the officers and employees of the Board and shall hold office by the same tenure and upon the same remuneration and terms and conditions of service, and with the same right and privileges as to pension, gratuity and other matters as would have been admissible to them, if the same had not been transferred to the Board, and shall continue to do so unless and until their employment under the Board is duly terminated or until his tenure, remuneration or terms and conditions of service are duly altered by the Board by regulations."