32. In regulation 10 of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005(1) (qualifications for appointment (where no service as a police trainee))—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), for “a Member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein” substitute “the United Kingdom or an EEA State”;
(b)in paragraph (3)—
(i)omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a);
(ii)after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)“EEA state”, in relation to a time, means—
(i)a state which at that time is a member State, or
(ii)any other state which at that time is a party to the EEA agreement;
(ab)“national of the United Kingdom” means—
(i)a British citizen,
(ii)a person who is a British subject by virtue of Part 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981 and who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom, or
(iii)a person who is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of a connection with Gibraltar;”.
S.R. 2005 No. 547; amended by S.R. 2008 No. 325. There have been other amendments to the Regulations which are not relevant to these Regulations.