(1) The Commissioner
may grant special leave to an employee if in the opinion of the Commissioner
the grant of the leave is justified by special circumstances.
(2) Special leave
under this regulation may be granted—
(a) on
full pay, reduced pay or without pay; and
(b) on
such other conditions,
as the Commissioner thinks fit.
(3) The Commissioner
may approve a maximum period for which special leave on full pay may be
granted in any financial year and, if such a maximum has been approved, no
special leave on full pay may be granted to an employee in a financial year in
excess of that maximum.
(4) Despite
subregulation (3), the Commissioner may—
(a)
grant special leave on reduced pay for a proportionately longer period than
that approved under subregulation (3); or
(b)
grant special leave on full or reduced pay to an employee for a longer period
than that approved under subregulation (3) to enable the employee to
undertake a training course or an attachment to another organisation.
(5) Where special
leave is granted without pay, the Commissioner may order that the whole or any
part of the leave be counted as service.