Regulation 4 Members of the police service

(1)

For the purpose of these Regulations a member of the police service is—

(a)

a constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland as defined in section 1(2) of the 2000 Act; or

(b)

a constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve as defined in section 1(4) of the 2000 Act; or

(c)

a police trainee within the meaning of section 36(3) of the 2000 Act; or

(d)

a police reserve trainee within the meaning of section 37(3) of the 2000 Act; or

(e)

a police service cadet within the meaning of section 42 of the 2000 Act.

(2)

For the purpose of these Regulations a member of the police service who falls within paragraph (1)(a) or (c) remains in service as a member of the police service during—

(a)

a career break, and

(b)

any other period of unpaid leave—

(i)

that does not exceed 5 years; and

(ii)

during which the employment relationship continues M1.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: See regulation 19 (periods of unpaid leave) for periods of unpaid leave during which the employment relationship continues.