SEC. 7. Any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, no officer or employee already holding office in the said Division on the date of effectivity of this Act shall, by reason thereof, be removed from office or demoted to a lower category or scale of salary, except for cause or upon compliance with due process provided by law.
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CitationRA 5164 Section 7 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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