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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-regulations-1996/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/473",
  "legislation_title": "Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "(1) Subject to regulation 30 and the provisions of this Schedule, every member of or above the rank of superintendent shall be granted in each leave year the following period of annual leave namely—\n(a) in the case of a member of the rank of superintendent, 31 days;\n(b) in the case of a member of a rank higher than that of superintendent who has not completed 10 years' relevant service, not less than 42 days; and\n(c) in any other case, not less than 48 days.\n(2) Subject as aforesaid and to paragraph (3) every member holding a rank below that of superintendent shall be granted in each leave year commencing after 31st December 1994 the period of leave set out opposite his relevant service as a member in the Table below—\nTABLE\nRelevant service\nAnnual leave\nUnder 5 years' relevant service\n21 days\n5 or more years' relevant service\n23 days\n10 or more years' relevant service\n26 days\n15 or more years' relevant service\n27 days\n20 or more years' relevant service\n29 days\n(3) Where the annual leave entitlement of a member, immediately before the coming into effect of this paragraph, in respect of the first leave year commencing after 31st December 1994, exceeded the period prescribed, in his case, in respect of that year, by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, he shall continue to be entitled to be granted such greater period of leave until such time as he shall have completed such number of years' relevant service as, by virtue of the said provisions, entitle him to an increased period of leave.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/473/schedule/4/paragraph/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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