217. Subject to the provisions of section 216–

(1) appointments to all civil services and civil posts shall be made–

(a) in the case of services of the Federation and posts in connection with the affairs of the Federation, by the President or such person as he may direct; and

(b) in the case of services of a Province and posts in connection with the affairs of a Province, by the Governor or such person as he may direct.

(2) The conditions of service of persons serving in a civil capacity shall be such as may be prescribed–

(a) in the case of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Federation, by rules made by the President or by some person or persons authorised by the President; and

(b) in the case of persons serving in connection with the affairs of a Province, by rules made by the Governor of the province or by some person or persons authorised by the Governor;

Provided that it shall not be necessary to make rules regulating the conditions of service of persons employed temporarily on the terms that their employment may be terminated at one  month’s notice or less, and nothing in this sub-section shall be construed as requiring the rules regulating the conditions of service of any class of persons to extend to any matter which appears to the rule-making authority to be a matter not suitable for regulation by rule in the case of that class.

(3) Acts of the appropriate Legislature may notwithstanding anything contained in this section regulate the conditions of service of persons serving under the Federation or a Province in a civil capacity and any rules made under this section shall have effect subject to the provisions of any such Act.