(This note is not part of the Order)
These regulations make provision about police reserve trainees.
Regulation 2 inserts new regulations 1A to 1D into the Police Reserve Trainee Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (“the 2004 regulations”). These provisions about the appointment of police reserve trainees are being re-enacted with amendments, having previously been part of the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 and the Police (Testing for Substance Misuse) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008. The main change to the provisions is in new regulation 1D(2) which sets out the criteria on which an applicant for appointment as a police reserve trainee is rejected by reason of criminal convictions.
Regulation 3 re-enacts in the 2004 regulations provision for police reserve trainees to be appointed as part-time, not full-time, members of the PSNI Reserve. This provision was previously made in the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001.
Regulation 4 inserts into the 2004 regulations provision defining what is meant by a prohibited business interest. This re-enacts with amendments the provision which was previously made in the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001. The main change is in new regulation 4(7), which specifies the relatives whose business interests fall within this provision.
The provisions of the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 and the Police (Testing for Substance Misuse) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 which are superseded by these regulations are revoked by regulations 5, 6 and 7.