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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (Amendment) Regulations 2023

S.R. 2023/64 · Made 4 April 2023 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Police

Made 4th April 2023

Coming into operation 28th April 2023

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 26(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998f1, makes the following Regulations. Those powers are now vested in the Departmentf2.

In accordance with sections 25(8) and 26(6) of that Act the Department has consulted the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Association for Northern Ireland before making these Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 32. Relevant amendments are made by section 78(1) and paragraph 23 of Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.

f2

Article 5 of and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order (S.I. 2010/976) transferred the regulation making powers of the Secretary of State to the Department of Justice.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005
  3. 3Amendment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and shall come into operation on 28th April 2023.

2Amendment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005I1

(1)

The Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In regulation 3(1) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “public holiday”, for 2023 only, after “first Monday in May” insert “, second Monday in May”.

3Amendment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006I1

(1)

The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In Schedule 1 in the definition of “public holiday”, for 2023 only, after “first Monday in May” insert “, second Monday in May”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 4th April 2023

L.S.

Richard Pengelly

A senior officer of the Department of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 to allow for the additional public holiday on 8th May 2023, to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.