63RImprisonment

##### 63R Imprisonment (1) Where an officer is imprisoned by reason of his having been convicted of an offence or is in custody awaiting trial for an offence: (a) he shall be deemed, for the duration of his imprisonment or custody, unless and until he is dismissed, to be on leave of absence without pay; (b) except where he is dismissed in relation to the offence—any service before that period of imprisonment or custody shall, for all purposes, be regarded as being continuous with any service after that period; (c) the period of his imprisonment or custody shall not, unless the Board otherwise determines, be regarded as service for any purposes under this Act or any other Act; (d) he shall not, during that period of imprisonment or custody, be suspended from duty under this Act; and (e) any suspension from duty under this Act that was in force in relation to him immediately before that period of imprisonment or custody commenced shall be deemed, upon that period’s so commencing, to have been removed. (2) Where an officer is imprisoned by reason of having been convicted of an offence or is in custody awaiting trial for an offence, the relevant Secretary or, in the case of an officer referred to in Subdivision B, the Board may, subject to any determination under section 82D, if the relevant Secretary or the Board, as the case may be, is satisfied that the officer is suffering or has suffered hardship, direct, notwithstanding subsection (1), that the officer be paid the whole or part of the officer’s salary for the whole or part of that period of imprisonment or custody.