Police Reserve Trainee Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

[F1 Appointment as a police reserve trainee N.I.

1B.— (1) To be qualified for appointment as a police reserve trainee, an applicant—

(a) must be a national of [F2 the United Kingdom or an EEA State] , or have leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period;

(b) must have attained the age of 18 years;

(c) must demonstrate by such tests or assessments as may be determined by the Chief Constable or carried out by the police recruitment agent in accordance with arrangements prescribed under section 44(3)(c) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 that—

(i) he is sufficiently competent in written and spoken English, and

(ii) he possesses such other skills as may be necessary to carry out the duties of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;

(d) must be certified by a registered medical practitioner approved by the Chief Constable to be fitted both physically and mentally to perform the duties of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;

(e) must pass a test for evidence of controlled drugs;

(f) must not be, as determined in accordance with arrangements prescribed under section 44(3)(d) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, unsuitable for appointment as a police reserve trainee within the meaning of regulation 1D; and

(g) if applying for appointment as a police reserve trainee with a view to service in the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve in a particular area in Northern Ireland, must be resident in that area.

(2) Where a candidate for appointment as a police reserve trainee with a view to service in the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve in a particular area in Northern Ireland satisfies the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) to (f) but does not satisfy the requirement specified in paragraph (1)(g), the Chief Constable may appoint that person as a police reserve trainee if he is satisfied that that person has a connection to that area.

(3) The Chief Constable may specify the matters which he may take into account in determining whether a person has a connection to an area for the purposes of paragraph (2).]

[F3 (4) In this regulation—

“EEA state”, in relation to a time, means—

(a)

a state which at that time is a member State, or

(b)

any other state which at that time is a party to the EEA agreement;

“national of the United Kingdom” means—

(a)

a British citizen,

(b)

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

(c)

a person who is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of a connection with Gibraltar.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 1A-1D inserted (31.12.2009) by Police Reserve Trainee (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/391), regs. 1(2), 2

F2 Words in reg. 1B(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/745), regs. 1(2), 31(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Reg. 1B(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/745), regs. 1(2), 31(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)