52. Casual leave.

Note. - Not more than sixteen days' casual leave can be granted to any officer within one calendar year, not including Gazetted holidays. Gazetted holidays cannot be used to extend the period of casual leave beyond ten days in all at one time. Casual leave cannot be claimed as a right; it is not recognized by the Civil Service Regulations and an officer absent on casual leave is not treated as absent from duty. The officer, granting the leave and the officer taking it will be held responsible if the public service suffers in any way from the absence of the Officer on casual leave. Casual leave should not be granted when it is not required, or when the interests of the public service forbid it.
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