40Promotion of protective services officers

40 Promotion of protective services officers S. 40(1) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 182. (1) If there is a rank structure for protective services officers, the Chief Commissioner may promote a protective services officer to a position at a higher rank in accordance with this Act and the regulations. (2) In determining a promotion, the Chief Commissioner— (a) must have regard to the efficiency of the candidate for promotion; and (b) if there is more than one candidate for promotion— (ii) must have regard to their relative seniority if the Chief Commissioner considers that they are equally efficient. S. 40(2A) inserted by No. 44/2021 s. 36. (2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to a promotion of a protective services officer who holds a position to the rank of protective services officer senior in the same position. (3) The regulations may provide that subsection (2) does not apply to promotion to positions at a rank specified in the regulations. (4) The Chief Commissioner must cause notice of the selection of a protective services officer for promotion to be published in the Police Gazette.