Union Civil Service Board Rule 45

45. In approving the matter of allowing prior increment proposed by the ministries and organizations, the Board
shall examine whether the case is one of the following:
(a) the case is that the initial pay should be raised when a person acquired extraordinary qualification is firstly appointed as a civil servant;
(b) the case is that a civil servant deserves to be rewarded for performing duty outstandingly
at the present post;
(c) the case is that a civil servant should be granted prior increment due to any other sufficient reasons.