(1) These regulations shall apply to the Laboratory Technical Posts mentioned in column (2) of the First Schedule:
Provided that the services rendered by the incumbents to these posts in the erstwhile Indian Standards Institution on a regular basis shall be counted for the purposes of these regulations.
(2) The personnel holding the posts of Senior Master Technician, Master Technician, Senior Technician and Technician immediately before the commencement of these regulations on regular basis shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and the regular continuous service of such persons in their respective posts immediately before the commencement of these regulations shall count for the purposes of probation, confirmation, seniority, qualifying service for promotion and pension in the service.