Police officer not to resign without permission

(1) No non-commissioned officer or constable may resign from the Department unless expressly authorised in writing to do so by the Commissioner. (2) A police officer specified in sub-section (1) may resign from the Department at any time by giving to the Commissioner not less than one month’s written notice of the officer’s intention to resign, or, in lieu of such notice, forfeiting one month’s salary, which is to be deducted from any remuneration that may become due to the officer. (3) Without affecting the Commissioner’s powers, no constable on probation shall resign within the first six months after graduating from the National Police Training Academy. (4) A constable who so resigns is liable to repay to the Department the value of his costs of initial recruitment training.