(1) A probationer shall be allowed to draw his fi rst increment in the time scale of pay, in the normal course, and his second increment shall be drawn only from the date on which he is declared to have completed his probation.
(2) In cases where probation is extended, a condition shall, unless there are special reason to the contrary, be attached to the order of extension of probation that the probationer’s increment shall be stopped until he is declared to have satisfactorily completed his probation. Such stoppage of increment shall not be treated as a penalty, but only as a condition of extension of probation and shall not have the eff ect of postponing future increments after he has passed the prescribed tests or examinations or after he is declared to have satisfactorily completed his probation.
(3) The date of increment shall be advanced to the fi rst day of each quarter such as 1st January, 1st April, 1st July and 1st October in each year, irrespective of the dates of accrual in the course of a year.