Application for leave and leave roster

Officers wishing to apply for vacation leave shall do so at least one month before the date on which they intend to proceed on such leave and it shall be the responsibility of the Clerk to ensure that a leave roster, reflecting as far as possible the period of leave requested by each Officer, is prepared at the beginning of each calendar year. Applications should, as far as possible, be in conformity with the approved leave roster. Where an Officer applies for vacation leave, but does not give at least one month’s notice, such application shall be considered only where it is in conformity with the roster, or where the Clerk is satisfied that the leave is required on the grounds of urgent private