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Police (Recruitment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/69 · Made 23 February 2006 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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POLICE

Made 23rd February 2006

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 31st March 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25 and 26 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998f1 and sections 41, 43 and 44 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000f2. In accordance with section 41(6) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 he has consulted the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Association. In accordance with sections 43(2) and 44(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 he has consulted the Northern Ireland Policing Board, the Chief Constable, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Police Association.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 32; relevant amendments are made by section 78(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 and section 24(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

f2

2000 c. 32

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Police reserve trainees
  3. 3Lay assessors
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Recruitment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2006.

(2)

In these Regulations “the Recruitment Regulations” means the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001f1.

2Police reserve traineesI1

(1)

In the Recruitment Regulations, regulation 4(2) (police reserve trainees) shall be omitted.

F1(2)

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3Lay assessorsI1

In the Recruitment Regulations, for regulation 9(2) (lay assessors) substitute—

“(2)

The lay assessors shall assist the agent in carrying out the functions prescribed by regulations 3(1) and 8.”.

Signature

Peter Hain

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

23 February 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 (S.R. 2001 No. 140) (“the Recruitment Regulations”) by correcting defective drafting. Regulation 4(2) of the Recruitment Regulations is omitted and inserted as a new regulation 3A(4). Regulation 9(2) of the Recruitment Regulations is substituted to clarify that the role of lay assessors is to assist the police recruitment agent in carrying out certain of his functions.