Qualifying examinations

(1) In the case of promotions to any rank up to and including sergeant, no police officer shall be eligible for promotion to any such rank unless he has– (a) qualified, or re-qualified, in first aid during the preceding three years; (b) passed the written police examination to be set and marked by the Commissioner or any officer appointed by him for that purpose; (c) passed an oral examination before the Police 11 (2) To pass the written examination referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of this rule, a candidate must have received not less than fifty per cent of marks set for each part of the question paper and not less than sixty per cent of the total marks.