# The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 71A: The police and the police support staff

Extent: N.I.

(1) Nothing in Part III or V shall render unlawful anything done by the Chief Constable in order to comply with the requirements of section 46(1) to (1F) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (selection of persons for appointment as police trainees).
(2) Nothing in Part III or V shall render unlawful anything done by the Chief Constable in order to comply with the requirements of section 46(5) to (5F) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (selection of persons for certain posts in police support staff).
(3) The application of any provision, criterion or practice to any person applying for appointment as a police reserve trainee with a view to service in the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve on a part-time basis where the provision, criterion or practice is one that the person applying is resident in a particular area is not by virtue of Article 3(2A) unlawful under any provision of Part III or V.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/3162/article/71A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fair-employment-and-treatment-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-71A
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