CO129-536-11 Proposed revision of regulations regarding study leave 27-10-1931 - 12-11-1931 — Page 16

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C.S.0. No.3688/26.

CIRCULAR NO.

General Orders Amendment No.

116

General Order 143A as issued in Circular No. 16

of 27th April, 1928, is cancelled and the following

substituted therefor:-

(iv) STUDY LEAVE.

"143A. An officer who, with the consent of the Government

undertakes a course of study while on leave may be granted

such period of leave additional to leave earned by service as

the Governor, having regard to the prospective benefit of such

study to the public service, may see fit to allow.

Except as in this order expressly provided such an

officer will not be entitled to any salary during his

additional leave.

An officer so granted additional leave may be

permitted under and subject to this order to draw such

allowances, and such fees and other expenses of the course,

as the Governor may decide.

The question whether the amount of such permitted

drawings, or any proportion thereof, is to be regarded as an

advance to and repayable by the officer, or as full or half

salary of the officer during the period of his additional

leave, will be determined by the Governor after the result of

the course of study is made known: Provided that unless the

Governor shall otherwise direct, having regard to the

circumstances of the case, the said amount shall be repaid by

the officer if and when it appears that he has left or intends

to

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