25.—(1) Every member shall, so far as the exigencies of duty permit, be granted annual leave in accordance with Schedule 3.
(2) The annual leave of a member shall be additional to the days upon which he is not required to perform police duties in accordance with regulation 23 and a member shall, so far as the exigencies of duty permit, be allowed to take his annual leave in one period continuous with such days as aforesaid falling within the period in which he desires to take annual leave.