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The Police Trainee (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

S.R. 2025/35 · Made 25 February 2025 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Made 25th February 2025

Coming into operation 24th March 2025

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 36 and 41 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 f1, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and after consulting the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Association for Northern Ireland in accordance with section 41(6) of that Act f2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 31. Section 36(4) was inserted by section 23(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6). Section 41(3) was amended by Article 5 of, and paragraph 63(a) of Schedule 3 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976). Section 41(3A) was inserted by Article 8(4) of the Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/912 (N.I. 6)).

f2

Section 41(6) was amended by Article 5 of, and paragraph 63(3) of Schedule 3 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010 No.976).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
  2. 2Conditions for appointment as constable
  3. 3Leave
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and applicationI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Trainee (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025.

(2)

These Regulations shall come into operation on 24th March 2025.

(3)

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

2Conditions for appointment as constableI1

In regulation 3(3)(a) of the 2001 Regulations f1, after “or such longer” omit the words “or shorter”.

3LeaveI1

In regulation 11(2A) of the 2001 Regulations f1, after “police trainee under regulation” omit “3(3)(a) or”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 25th February 2025

L.S.

Naomi Long

Minister of Justice

Department

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Police Trainee Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 to repeal the emergency provisions introduced in 2020 to allow the Chief Constable to impose different requirements as to the period of service and training for police trainees in response to COVID-19. This is in line with the commitment to retain the provisions for only as long as necessary to address the ongoing pandemic.