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1.10 TIME FOR REFRESHMENT
(a) Where an officer is on duty for a continuous period of five hours or more, they are entitled to a refreshment break, as far as exigencies of duty permit. However, this does not mean that refreshment breaks can be abused or ignored. Police Officers are paid for their refreshment break as they are required to remain available to return to duty.
(b) The normal daily period of duty (including refreshments) is eight hours. As far as the exigencies of duty permit the normal daily period of duty shall be performed in one tour, with an interval of 45 minutes for refreshments, except when a 0.5 days annual leave is taken.
(c) Where an officer who works in accordance with variable shift or flexible working arrangements is on duty for a continuous period of five hours or more, time for refreshments shall as far as exigencies of duty permit be allowed as follows:
| Number of Hours | Refreshment Time |
| Less than 6 hours | 30 minutes |
| 6 hours or more, but less than 7 hours | 35 minutes |
| 7 hours or more, but less than 8 hours | 40 minutes |
| 8 hours or more, but less than 9 hours | 45 minutes |
| 9 hours or more, but less than 10 hours | 50 minutes |
| 10 hours or more | 60 minutes |
(d) Where a normal duty period is performed in more than one tour and the officer does not travel to and from home between tours, an interval for refreshment and rest should normally be included at the beginning or end of one of those tours.