805General seniority of Force members

805. General seniority of Force members

(1) The general seniority of the members of the Force is in the order set out in regulation 201.

(2) Subject to these regulations, the seniority of a member is determined by the rank held by the member.

(3) Subject to these regulations where the rank of a member is the same as the rank of another member or other members the following provisions apply for the purpose of determining seniority as between them —

(a) in the case of members whose rank is above the rank of constable, the member who is appointed first to that rank is senior, but if the date of the appointment of the members to that rank is the same, the member who was senior immediately prior to that date is senior;

(b) in the case of members whose rank is that of constable, the member who took the oath of office pursuant to section 10 of the Act first is senior but —

(i) if the members took that oath on the same date and attended the course at the Police Academy — the member who received the higher or highest rating as the case may be, is senior;

(ii) if the members took that oath on the same date, attended the course at the Police Academy and received the same rating at the course — the member who is older or oldest, as the case may be, is senior;

(iii) if the members took that oath on the same date but have not all attended the course at the Police Academy — the older or oldest as the case may be is senior.

(4) Subject to these regulations where the rank of an APLO is the same as the rank of another APLO or APLOs the following provisions apply for the purpose of determining seniority as between them —

(a) in the case of APLOs whose rank is senior APLO or APLO first class —

(i) the APLO who is appointed first to that rank is senior; but

(ii) if the date of the appointment of the APLOs to that rank is the same, the member who was senior immediately prior to that date is senior;

(b) in the case of APLOs whose rank is not senior APLO or APLO first class —

(i) the APLO who was appointed by the Commissioner first is senior; but

(ii) if the APLOs were appointed on the same date the older or oldest as the case may be is senior.

[Regulation 805 amended: Gazette 7 Dec 1985 p. 4024; 30 Dec 2008 p. 5645; 20 May 2014 p. 1615.]

[806. Deleted: Gazette 14 Jul 1992 p. 3369.]

[807, 808, 808A, 808B. Deleted: Gazette 21 Aug 1998 p. 4678.]

[808C. Deleted: Gazette 14 Jul 1992 p. 3369.]

[809-812. Deleted: Gazette 21 Aug 1998 p. 4678‑9.]