Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998

4 Power to transfer staff to employment of Police Authority

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the transfer to the employment of the Police Authority of any person to whom this section applies.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), this section applies to any person who immediately before such date as may be prescribed in regulations under subsection (1) (“the prescribed date”) is—

(a) employed in the civil service; and

(b) engaged, in pursuance of arrangements under section 3(4), in providing assistance to the Police Authority.

(3) This section does not apply to a person if—

(a) his employment in the civil service terminates on the day immediately before the prescribed date; or

(b) he is withdrawn from work with the Authority with effect from the prescribed date.

(4) Subsections (5) and (6) of section 3 shall apply in relation to persons transferred to the employment of the Authority under this section as they apply in relation to persons employed by the Authority under subsection (3) of that section.

(5) Before making any regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a) the Police Authority;

(b) the Chief Constable; and

(c) such organisations as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of persons affected by the regulations.