Regulation 20 Normal daily period of duty

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 20(4) amendment to earlier affecting provision 1996/473 by Police (Appointments) 2004 reg. 3(2)(b)(i)
reg. 20(4ZA) amendment to earlier affecting provision 1996/473 by Police (Appointments) 2004 reg. 3(2)(b)(ii)
reg. 20(4B) amendment to earlier affecting provision 1996/473 by Police (Appointments) 2004 reg. 3(2)(b)(iv)
reg. 20 para. 4(4ZA)(4ZB) inserted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2002 reg. 21(3)(c)
reg. 20(4A) words inserted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2002 reg. 21(3)(b)(i)
reg. 20(4A)(b) substituted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2002 reg. 21(3)(b)(ii)
reg. 20(4D) Table substituted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2002 reg. 21(3)(d)
reg. 20 applied (with modifications) by Police Service of Northern Ireland (Secondment) (Garda Síochána) 2004 reg. 7 Sch. 1
reg. 20(4ZB) amendment to earlier affecting provision 1996/473 by Police (Appointments) 2004 reg. 3(2)(b)(iii)

(1)

This regulation shall apply to every member below the rank of inspector who is not assigned to duties which the Secretary of State has specially excepted from the provisions of this regulation.

(2)

The normal daily period of duty (including the period for refreshment referred to in paragraph (3)) of a member to whom this regulation applies shall be 8 hours.

(3)

As far as the exigencies of duty permit—

(a)

the normal daily period of duty shall be performed in one tour of duty; and

(b)

subject to paragraph 4 of Schedule 4, an interval of 45 minutes shall be allowed for refreshment.

(4)

Where a member is required to perform his normal daily period of duty in more than one tour of duty and does not travel to and from his home between tours, an interval for refreshment and rest shall normally be included at the beginning or end of one of those tours.