(1)  The Commissioner may grant sick leave to a police officer who is not appointed under an instrument of appointment under the Act, in addition to the sick leave to which that police officer is entitled, if that police officer –

(a) was a member of any applicable forces during any applicable war or applicable warlike operations; and

(b) is suffering from sickness as a result of injuries received or disease contracted on active service during that war or those warlike operations.

(2)  At the date of appointment, there accrues to every police officer who is not appointed under an instrument of appointment under the Act and who is an ex-service person –

(a) 9 weeks' initial sick leave credit; and

(b) 3 weeks' cumulative sick leave.

(3)  A police officer, trainee or junior constable who is appointed under an instrument of appointment under the Act and who is an ex-service person is entitled to additional sick leave as specified in that instrument of appointment.

(4)  In addition to the initial sick leave credit and cumulative sick leave referred to in subregulation (2) , an ex-service person is entitled to a further 3 weeks' cumulative sick leave for every completed year of service after the date of the commencement of these regulations, but so that the maximum cumulative sick leave entitlement, together with cumulative sick leave under subregulation (2)(b) , does not exceed 9 weeks at any one time.

(5)  Sick leave granted under this regulation to an ex-service person is to be granted –

(a) firstly, from his or her initial sick leave credit until that is exhausted; and

(b) afterwards, from his or her cumulative sick leave.

(6)  If, at the end of a year of service, an ex-service person has exhausted his or her initial sick leave credit and is entitled to less than 9 weeks' cumulative sick leave, he or she is to be credited with whichever is the lesser period of the following:

(a) a period of 3 weeks;

(b) a period equal to the difference between 9 weeks and the number of weeks of cumulative sick leave to which he or she is next entitled.

(7)  An application for leave under this regulation for sickness suffered as a result of injuries received or disease contracted on active service during any applicable war or applicable warlike operations is to be accompanied by –

(a) a certificate of a registered medical practitioner that the applicant is so suffering; and

(b) a certificate by an appropriate person that the applicant, at the time of discharge from any applicable forces or at any subsequent time, was so suffering.

(8)  An ex-service person who has exhausted sick leave under this regulation is entitled to sick leave under other provisions of these regulations.