Civil Service Personnel Rule 93

Medical Leave

93. Medical leave is the kind of leave which may be granted not basically on the term of service whether junior or senior. In granting the medical leave:
(a) the period of leave permissible for the whole term of service is twelve months. With sufficient reasons, additional six months shall be granted;
(b) it shall be granted only if a medical certificate given by an authorized doctor or medical board specified by the Ministry of Health is submitted. Although there is no limitation of the amount of leave to be granted at a time, it shall not exceed the period recommended in the medical certificate;
(c) the medical leave shall be granted only if the doctor or the medical board remarks that the service personnel may be fit to resume duties at the end of the leave period;

(d) if a service personnel requests to grant the earned leave instead of the medical leave, the earned leave may be granted. Such earned leave shall not be included in calculation of the period of the medical leave contained in sub-rule (a).