(1) The privilege of a "Very Good (Star*)" character is granted in order that an enrolled person may not, by one slip, forfeit the rewards due to an otherwise unblemished record. The Commanding Officer may assess an enrolled person's character as "Very Good (Star*)" once during his career, notwithstanding that an assessment of "Very Good" has been precluded by deprivation of one Good Conduct Badge.
(2) This privilege shall not be allowed unless the Commanding Officer is entirely satisfied with the behaviour, conduct and work of the enrolled person for the year, apart from the offence which resulted in the punishment mentioned in sub-rule (1).
(3) When an offender's sentence is suspended before committal, he has, having been convicted, made the one slip which the privilege of "Very Good (Star*)" is intended to cover and consequently the character assessment of such an enrolled person for the year in which he has received a suspended sentence shall not be "Very Good".
The assessment may be "Very Good (Star*)" subject to : —
(a) the provisions regarding effect of suspension of sentences upon consequential penalties;
(b) the provisions of sub-rule (2) and sub-rule (4);
(c) the effect of any other punishment awarded during the year;
(d) the award of "Very Good (Star*)" not being precluded by a previous award of "Very Good (Star*)".
(4) Enrolled persons who have previously received a character below "Very Good" are not eligible for the concession, nor are enrolled persons who have had an inferior assessment specially altered with the prior approval of the Director-General to "Very Good" unless the alteration followed automatically upon the cancellation of a punishment, and then only with the prior approval of the Director-General.
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(5) An enrolled person with previous assessment of "Very Good (Star*)" or below, whose character is being assessed for a year in which he had received a suspended sentence, shall not receive a character higher than "Good".
(6) "Very Good (Star*)" shall be regarded as equivalent to "Very Good" for all purposes which entail consideration of character the asterisk being placed against the award to ensure that no enrolled person received such special consideration more than once during his service.
(7) "Very Good (Star*)" cannot be awarded as discretionary assessment to an enrolled person, whose general behaviour during the year is considered by the Commanding Officer not to warrant as assessment of "Very Good".