30. The compensation of any functionary upon appointment shall be at the minimum rate prescribed for the class; nevertheless, when he is already in the civil service in another permanent position, his compensation shall not be lower than that which he received before such new appointment, provided that it does not exceed the maximum rate prescribed for the class.
Subject to the same restriction, the Commission may permit the salary granted at the time of appointment to be fixed at a rate higher than the minimum.
1965 (1st sess.), c. 14, s. 29.