Explanatory note

Sections 30, 30A and 31 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 give the Chief Constable power to designate persons as officers who may carry out certain functions with certain police powers. This Order applies the Code of Ethics for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, as modified by Article 3, to persons so designated.

The Code of Ethics is issued and published by the Northern Ireland Policing Board under section 52 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. Under this Order it will apply to designated persons in a modified form, as specified by Article 3. A person designated under section 30, 30A or 31 must be guided by the Code of Ethics as it applies to him in carrying out the functions for the purposes of which any power or duty is conferred or imposed on him by his designation.