Regulation 6 Pay on promotion

The following regulation shall be inserted after regulation 41 of the Police Regulations—

“Pay on Promotion

41A

(1)

This regulation applies to a member of a police force who is promoted to a higher rank.

(2)

The rate of pay payable to the member in the higher rank shall always be higher than the rate of pay the member would have received had he not been promoted and shall be set at a rate which is not less than the rate appropriate to the pay point which, in the higher rank, is immediately above the rate of pay the member would have been receiving but for his promotion.

(3)

For so long as the member continues to serve in the higher rank, he shall be paid at the rate identified in paragraph (2) until, in accordance with the terms of service appropriate to the officer’s new rank, a higher pay point becomes applicable.”.