505AProbationary period

505A. Probationary period

(1) A person appointed as a member is on probation for a period of 2 years beginning on the day of the person’s induction into the Police Academy or, where the person did not attend the Police Academy, beginning on the day of the person’s appointment as a member.

(2) Where the Commissioner is of the opinion that a member on probation will not give satisfactory service, the Commissioner may, subject to the approval of the Minister remove the member from the Force.

(3) The Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, shorten or lengthen the period of probation of any member.

(4) Where the period of probation of a member is lengthened in accordance with subregulation (3), the Commissioner shall notify the member, in writing, of the date to which the probationary period is extended and the reason for that extension.

[Regulation 505A inserted: Gazette 1 Mar 1985 p. 790; amended: Gazette 14 Jul 1992 p. 3365; 20 May 2014 p. 1615‑18.]