The Police (Health and Safety) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

Right of police not to be dismissed on certain grounds relating to health and safety

6.  In Chapter III of Part XI of the [1996 NI 16.] Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (right not to be unfairly dismissed) after Article 169 there shall be inserted the following Article—

“Application to police

169A.— (1) For the purposes of Article 132, and of the other provisions of this Part so far as relating to the right not to be unfairly dismissed in a case where the dismissal is unfair by virtue of Article 132, the holding, otherwise than under a contract of employment, of the office of constable shall be treated as employment by the relevant officer under a contract of employment.

(2) In this Article “the relevant officer”—

(a) in relation to a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve, means the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary;

(b) in relation to a person holding office under section 9(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 (police members of the National Criminal Intelligence Service) means the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service; and

(c) in relation to any other person holding the office of constable, means the person who has the direction and control of the body of constables in question.”.