If any judge should serve for five and one-half years or more without enjoying extended leave, he may be allowed leave for eight months if, in the opinion of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, the exigencies of the service permit, but in such case the p eriod of leave granted must embrace the full period of a regular court vacation. EASCDH Any officer appointed to a position carrying accrued leave from a position carrying judges' leave shall be allowed accrued leave for the period of actual service during which extended leave has not been enjoyed by him, subject to the same limitations as ar e applicable generally to accrued leave. [867-1; 1153-1  (j) ; 2209-1.] S ECTION  351 . Commutation of Salary . — When a judge of any court goes abroad upon extended leave taken under this chapter, the salary incident to the period of such leave may be paid before departure; but when a judge who has served more than two and less t han three years is granted such leave, no payment for the time in excess of the ordinary court vacation shall be made until he returns to duty and completes three years of service. For the purposes hereof, the service of a judge appointed from the United S tates shall be deemed to begin thirty days before he arrives in the Islands ready for duty. [1598-1.] SECTION  352 . Vacation and Leave of Teachers . — Persons in the teaching service other than such as are designated for continuous duty shall be entitled to teachers' vacation; and upon the approval of the Secretary of Public Instruction such persons may, not  oftener than once in three years, be granted extended leave on full pay during vacation period, with permission to spend a vacation period abroad. cSEDTC SECTION  353 . Persons in Teaching Service Designated for Continuous Duty in Vacation Periods . — For the good of the service the Director of Education, or in the case of employees of the University of the Philippines, the President of the University, may, wi th the approval of the Secretary of Public Instruction, designate persons in the teaching service for continuous duty. Teachers so designated shall be entitled to accrued leave instead of teachers' vacation leave, [1698-23  (d) .] 116 Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Teacher's Leave ARTICLE  II