(1) If an on-going position in the teaching service is reclassified—
(a) the position becomes vacant; and
(b) the holder of the position immediately before the reclassification becomes an on-going employee without a position.
(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply if—
(a) the Minister certifies that there is no other position having the same classification and designation as the position to be reclassified; or
(b) the reclassification is certified by the Minister to be a result of a general reclassification of on-going positions of that class.