P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 713a
(a) Should the decision of the appointing authority, in the case of any person whose position was covered by the Personnel Act, be adverse to the petition of the candidate for reinstatement, the latter may appeal to the Director of Personnel of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico within the term of ten (10) days on and after the date notice was served upon him of the decision of the appointing authority, and according to the procedure said Director may be regulation establish. The Director may order the reinstatement of the candidate. Should the decision of the Director be adverse to him, the candidate may then file a petition for review in the Court of First Instance, within the ten (10) days following the date notice of the decision of the Director was served upon him.
(b) The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall review, on petition of the affected candidate, and according to the procedure said Secretary may by regulation establish, the decisions on reinstatement, in the case of persons covered by this chapter and whose positions are not included in the Personnel Act. The petition for review shall be filed within ten (10) days from the date the candidate was notified of the decision of the appointing authority. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources may order the reinstatement of the candidate. Should the decision of the Secretary be adverse to him, the candidate may file a petition for review in the Court of First Instance within ten (10) days from the date notice of the decision of the Secretary was served upon him.
History —May 3, 1963, No. 14, p. 18, § 2; June 23, 1977, No. 100, p. 225, § 1.