The Police (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Regulations for RUC

14.—(1) Section 25 of the principal Act (regulations for the administration, etc. of the RUC) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) (matters with respect to which regulations may be made) for paragraph (e) (discipline) there shall be substituted—

“(e) the conduct, efficiency and effectiveness of members of the Constabulary and the maintenance of discipline;”.

(3) For subsections (3) to (5A) there shall be substituted—

“(3) Without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section, regulations under this section shall—

(a) establish, or make provision for the establishment of, procedures for cases in which a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary may be dealt with by dismissal, requirement to resign, reduction in rank, reduction in rate of pay, fine, reprimand or caution;

(b) make provision for securing that any case in which a senior officer may be dismissed or dealt with in any of the other ways mentioned in paragraph (a)

is decided by the Police Authority.

(4) Without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section, regulations under this section shall provide for appeals to an appeals tribunal by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary who are dismissed, required to resign or reduced in rank—

(a) in a case where there is no right of appeal to any other person, by a decision taken in proceedings under regulations made in accordance with subsection (3); and

(b) in a case where there is a right of appeal to another person, by a decision of that person.

(5) In relation to any matter as to which provision may be made by regulations under this section, the regulations may, subject to subsection (3)(b),—

(a) authorise or require provision to be made by, or confer discretionary powers on, the Secretary of State, the police Authority, the Chief Constable or other persons; or

(b) authorise or require the delegation by any person of functions conferred on him by or under the regulations.”.