Section 42
SEC. 42. Officials and employees whose positions are abolished or who may be separated from the service as a consequence of the reorganization provided in this Act shall be retired with gratuities to be fixed by appropriate legislation on the basis of the highest salary received, and shall not lose their civil service eligibility for a period of ten years from the date of their separation from the service. In case an office needs the services of additional personnel, preference in the appointment shall be given to the officials or employees who may be separated from the service as a result of this reorganization and in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Civil Service: Provided, That the gratuities received by them under the law shall be discontinued from and after the date of their reinstatement into the service, and any amount received by them corresponding to the portion of the term of the gratuity which has not yet elapsed upon the date of reinstatement, shall be refunded to the Government.