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Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1996

S.R. 1996/473 · Made 4 October 1996

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POLICE

Made 4th October 1996

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 12th November 1996

The Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 25 of the Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970f1, read with section 18 of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1962f2, and after consulting, in accordance with section 34(2) of the said Act of 1970, the Police Authority and the Police Association and after taking into account the recommendations made by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and supplying that Board with a draft of the regulations in accordance with section 62(1) of the Police Act 1996f3, hereby makes the following regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1970 c. 9 (N.I.) as amended by 1994 c. 29 and modified by S.I. 1973/2163

f2

1962 c. 7 (N.I.)

f3

1996 c. 16

Contents

  1. Part I: Commencement and Operation
  2. 1Citation, operation and effect
  3. 2Meanings assigned to certain expressions, etc.
  4. Part II: Government
  5. 3Authorised establishment
  6. 4Ranks
  7. 5Part-time appointments
  8. 6Restrictions on the private life of members
  9. 7Business interests incompatible with membership of the force
  10. 8Business interests precluding appointment to the force
  11. 9Qualifications for appointment to the force
  12. 10Fixed term appointments for certain ranks
  13. 11Requirement to advertise vacancies in certain ranks
  14. 12Probationary service in the rank of constable
  15. 13Discharge of probationer
  16. 14Retirement
  17. 15Contents of personal records
  18. 16Transfer of personal records
  19. 17Personal record of member leaving the force
  20. 18Fingerprints
  21. Part III: Duty, Overtime and Leave
  22. 19Duty to carry out lawful orders
  23. 20Normal daily period of duty
  24. 21Meaning of “day” in Part III
  25. 22Variable shift arrangements
  26. 23Rostering of duties
  27. 24Overtime
  28. 25Public holidays and rest days for ranks below inspector
  29. 26Public holidays and rest days for inspectors and chief inspectors
  30. 27Public holidays and monthly leave days for ranks above chief inspector
  31. 28Travelling time treated as duty
  32. 29Meetings of Police Association treated as police duty
  33. 30Annual leave
  34. 31Sick leave
  35. 32Leave for ante-natal care
  36. 33Maternity leave
  37. 34Paternity leave
  38. 35University scholars
  39. Part IV: Pay
  40. 36Rate of pay
  41. 37Temporary salary
  42. 38Reckoning of service in a police force in Great Britain
  43. 39Reckoning by constables of service in certain constabularies
  44. 40Reckoning of service in an airport constabulary
  45. 41Reckoning by constables of overseas police service
  46. 42Pay during sick leave
  47. 43Pay during maternity leave
  48. 44Deductions from pay of social security benefits and statutory sick pay
  49. 45Calculation of monthly, weekly and daily pay
  50. 46Pay day
  51. Part V: Allowances and Other Emoluments
  52. 47Restriction on payment of allowances
  53. 48Restriction on payments for private employment of police
  54. 49Removal allowance
  55. 50Plain clothes allowance
  56. 51Detective expenses allowance
  57. 52Subsistence, refreshment and lodging allowances
  58. 53Advances to cover expenses when away on duty
  59. 54Motor vehicle allowances
  60. 55Dog handler’s allowance
  61. 56Allowance in respect of medical charges
  62. 57Allowance for recurring escort duty, etc.
  63. 58Continuance of allowances when member ill
  64. 59Allowances in respect of periods of suspension
  65. 60University scholars
  66. 61General
  67. Part VI: Uniform and Equipment
  68. 62Issue of uniform and equipment
  69. 63Re-issue of uniform and equipment
  70. 64Ownership of uniform and equipment
  71. 65Replacement of uniform and equipment
  72. Part VII: Revocations, Savings and Transitional Provisions
  73. 66Revocations and savings
  74. 67Transitional provisions
  75. Signature
  76. Schedule 1: Modification for part-time service
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. 6Paragraph 6
  83. 7Paragraph 7
  84. 8Paragraph 8
  85. 9Paragraph 9
  86. 10Paragraph 10
  87. 11Paragraph 11
  88. 12Paragraph 12
  89. 13Paragraph 13
  90. 14Paragraph 14
  91. 15Paragraph 15
  92. 16Paragraph 16
  93. 17Paragraph 17
  94. 18Paragraph 18
  95. 19Paragraph 19
  96. 20Paragraph 20
  97. 21Paragraph 21
  98. 22Paragraph 22
  99. 23Paragraph 23
  100. 24Paragraph 24
  101. Schedule 2: Restrictions on the private life of members
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. 2Paragraph 2
  104. 3Paragraph 3
  105. 4Paragraph 4
  106. Schedule 3: Modification for variable shift arrangements
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. 2Paragraph 2
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. 5Paragraph 5
  112. 6Paragraph 6
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. 8Paragraph 8
  115. 9Paragraph 9
  116. 10Paragraph 10
  117. Schedule 4: Annual leave
  118. 1Paragraph 1
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. 3Paragraph 3
  121. 4Paragraph 4
  122. 5Paragraph 5
  123. 6Paragraph 6
  124. Schedule 5: University scholars
  125. 1Paragraph 1
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. 4Paragraph 4
  129. Schedule 6: Determination of pay
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. 2Paragraph 2
  132. Schedule 7: Effect of disciplinary action on pay and allowances
  133. 1Paragraph 1
  134. 2Paragraph 2
  135. 3Paragraph 3
  136. 4Paragraph 4
  137. Schedule 8: Subsistence, refreshment and lodging allowances
  138. 1Paragraph 1
  139. 2Paragraph 2
  140. 3Paragraph 3
  141. 4Paragraph 4
  142. Schedule 9: Motor vehicle allowances
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. 3Paragraph 3
  146. 4Paragraph 4
  147. Schedule 10: Dog handler’s allowance
  148. 1Paragraph 1
  149. 2Paragraph 2
  150. Schedule 11: Issue of uniform and equipment
  151. 1Paragraph 1
  152. 2Paragraph 2
  153. 3Paragraph 3
  154. 4Paragraph 4
  155. Schedule 12: Revocations and savings
  156. IRevocations
  157. Part II
  158. Part Savings
  159. Chapter: General Interpretation
  160. 1Paragraph 1
  161. Chapter: Housing Payments
  162. 2Interpretation
  163. 3Qualifying member previously provided with accommodation
  164. 4Qualifying member with housing emoluments
  165. 5Rejoining member previously provided with accommodation
  166. 6Rejoining member previously in receipt of housing payments
  167. 7Member provided with house or quarters
  168. 8Variation and termination of replacement allowances
  169. Explanatory note