Hours of Duty.
23). Every member of the police force shall carry out all lawful orders and shall at all times punctually and promptly perform all appointed duties and attend to all matters within the scope of his office as a constable.
24). The normal daily period for which Constables, Sergeants and Inspectors (other than Inspectors in sole charge of a subdivision, or members of the force normally employed in fire brigade duties or other duties specially excepted by the Secretary of State) shall be required to perform their appointed police duties, shall be 8 hours, exclusive of time occupied in parading for relief, waiting for relief and returning to station after relief. Where the duties are performed in one tour of eight hours an interval of 30 minutes for refreshments shall be allowed.
25). The normal period of duty may be extended by or under the directions of the Chief Constable on any particular day or for a specified period, as respects any member or members of the force; and nothing in these Regulations shall effect the obligation of any constable to carry out any lawful orders or to attend at any time to any matter to which, it is his duty as a constable to attend.
26). When the normal period of duty of any member of a police force is so extended, or he is recalled to do duty after his normal hours, so that his period of duty on any day is 9 hours or more (exceeds 9 hours – replaced vide Order 81/1923) he shall be granted, if and as soon as the exigencies of duty will permit, time off from duty equal to the period worked over and above the normal daily period of 8 hours. Provided that when a man after returning home is recalled for any specific duty (including attendance at Court) the period allowed as “time off” shall cover, in addition to the actual period of duty, the time occupied in going from and returning to his home from duty, not exceeding such reasonable limit as may be fixed by the Chief Officer of Police; and in the case of a man who has worked a full tour on night duty and is summoned from his home to do duty before 3.30p.m.,the period allowed as “time off” under this paragraph shall not be less than four hours.
27).
I) Where, in the opinion of the Chief Constable the exigencies of duty do not permit of any Sergeant or Constable being granted the whole period of “time off” from duty under the preceding paragraph within 3 months the man shall be granted in lieu a non-pensionable payment at the rate of 1s 6d per hour for a Constable and 2/-s per hour for a Sergeant for each completed hour for which “time off” is not granted, but so that the total payment in respect of any period of 24 hours shall not exceed 8/- for a sergeant and 6/- for a constable. Provided that as from 1st April 1922 any payment under this Regulation shall only be granted if the period of duty on any day is 10 hours or more (exceeds 10 hours – replaced vide Order 81/1923) and shall be at the rates specified in this Regulation for each complete hour over and above 9 hours, but this proviso shall cease to have effect as from 31st March 1924 unless renewed by further Regulation.
II) Where a sergeant or constable is engaged on duty involving his employment for irregular periods and so that a definite extension of the normal duty period is not practicable and “time off” cannot be granted, he may be granted in lieu of all payments under 27 (I) a non-pensionable commuted payment at the rate provided in paragraph 62.
28). The provisions of paragraphs 25 and 27 shall not apply: a) If a man is warned to be in readiness for duty if required but is not actually recalled to duty, b) If he is paid in respect of the same incident of duty a Detective Allowance, a Detachment Duty Allowance, an Extra Duty Allowance, or any other allowance granted in respect of his being engaged beyond the ordinary duty period. Provided that the hours of duty of a detective shall be subject to such adjustments as may be approved by the Chief Constable to meet occasions when exceptionally long hours of duty have been worked. c) If he is engaged on casual escort duty, and the provisions of paragraph 27 shall not apply where a man is occupied beyond the normal period of duty for the purpose of completing an inquiry or attending to a matter which has arisen in the ordinary course of duty.
29). Where a member of the police force is required to perform duty on a day which would otherwise have been a rest day, he shall be granted another rest day in lieu if and as soon as the exigencies of duty will permit; and if, in the opinion of the Chief Constable the exigencies of duty do not permit of the grant of another rest day within such reasonable period (not exceeding 3 months) as he may fix, the man shall be granted a non-pensionable payment in lieu at the rate of one seventh of his weekly pay for each rest day lost.
30). On any occasion or occasions of emergency within the meaning of the Police (Weekly Rest Day) Act,1910, the Secretary of State may direct that the provisions of paragraphs 26, 27, 28 and 29 (of these Regulations – deleted vide Order 81/1923) shall apply only to such extent and under such conditions as he may prescribe.
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