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The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2004

S.R. 2004/501 · Made 9 December 2004

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POLICE

Made 9th December 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26(4) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003f1 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 6

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2004.

2

Sections 26(1) to 26(3) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (protected disclosures by police officers) shall come into force on 15th December 2004.

Signature

Paul Murphy

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

9th December 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Commencement Order brings into force provisions in the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 amending the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996f1. The effect is to extend to police officers protection from unfair dismissal when they make protected disclosures of information.