The Police Service of Northern Ireland (Secondment) (Garda Síochána) Regulations 2004

PART I GENERAL

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Secondment) (Garda Síochána) Regulations 2004.

(2) These regulations shall come into operation on 30th April 2004.

Interpretation

2.—(1) Any reference in these regulations to a member seconded from the Garda Síochána is a reference to a person –

(a) who is appointed to the Police Service of Northern Ireland under section 36A(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000(1) (fixed-term appointments to the PSNI), and

(b) who is a member of the Garda Síochána at the time of the appointment.

(2) In these regulations –

“the 1996 regulations” means the Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1996(2);

“the 1998 Act” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;

“breach of Garda Síochána discipline” means a breach of discipline according to the law and procedure for the time being governing the discipline of members of the Garda Síochána;

“the conduct regulations” means the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations 2000(3);

“the Garda Síochána investigation” means, in relation to a member whose case is referred to a supervising member under regulation 14, the investigation mentioned in paragraph (1) of that regulation;

“the inter-governmental agreement” means the agreement of 29th April 2002 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland on police co-operation;

“relevant service” has the same meaning as in section 27 of the 1998 Act.

(1)

2000 c. 32. Section 36A was inserted by the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

(2)

S.R. 1996 No. 473, as amended by S.R. 1997 No. 362, S.R. 1999 No. 412, S.R. 2000 No. 316, S.R. 2002 No. 95, S.R. 2003 No. 184 and S.R. 2003 No. 372

(3)

S.R. 2000 No. 315, as amended by S.R. 2003 No. 68