transfer of appointment (a)"transfer of appointment" means an appointment to allow an officer to transfer to the public services of the Federation, public service of States, statutory authorities, local authorities or other scheme of service without being bound by the normal appointment process pursuant to the dissolution of an agency under any of the services, scheme of service which has been made obsolete and abolishment of posts, or on the application of an officer, or on other grounds as decided by the Government other than corporatisation or privatisation; and PU(A) 001/2012 - PUBLIC OFFICERS (APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION AND TERMINATION OF SERVICE) REGULATIONS 2012 3. Application of appointment procedures