(1) Except as provided in these Regulations, a candidate appointed by nomination on a regular basis shall be on probation for a period of one year.
(2) The services of the probationer may be terminated by the Authority after giving thirty days clear notice, if his performance is unsatisfactory in the opinion of the Authority.
(3) The probationer may resign from service by giving thirty days clear notice or equivalent salary in lieu thereof.
(4) Such terminated probationer shall not be entitled to any compensation upon termination.
(5) The period of probation shall not include the period spent on earned leave, extraordinary leave, medical leave and the period of unauthorized absence but shall include any period spent on casual leave.
(6) The Authority may extend the probation period by a further period of one year, if it deems appropriate, based on the performance of the probationer during the period of probation.