BAILII [Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Search] [Feedback]

Northern Irish Legislation

You are here:  BAILII >> Databases >> Northern Irish Legislation >> POLICE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]


POLICE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970 - SECT 25

Regulations for RUC.

25.(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Ministry may make
regulations as to the government, administration and conditions of service of
members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under
this section may make provision with respect to the following matters, that is
to say:

(a)the ranks to be held by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary;

(b)the qualifications for appointment and promotion of members of the
Constabulary;

(c)periods of service on probation;

(d)voluntary retirement of members of the Constabulary;

(e)the maintenance of discipline in the Constabulary;

(f)the suspension or dismissal of members of the Constabulary from membership
of that force and from the office of constable;

(g)the maintenance of personal records of members of the Constabulary;

(h)the duties which are or are not to be performed by members of the
Constabulary;

(i)the treatment as occasions of police duty of attendance at meetings of the
Police Association;

(j)the hours of duty, leave, pay and allowances of members of the
Constabulary;

(k)pensions and gratuities in respect of service as a constable and, subject
to such conditions as may be specified in the regulations, the recognition for
the purposes of such pensions and gratuities of service in the armed forces of
the Crown; and

(l)the issue, use and return of police clothing, personal equipment and
accoutrements.

(3) Regulations under subsection (2)(e) shall provide for the determination by
the appropriate disciplinary authority of questions whether offences against
discipline have been committed, for the punishment by that authority, by way
of dismissal, requirement to resign, reduction in rank, reduction in rate of
pay, fine, reprimand or caution, of any member of the Royal Ulster
Constabulary who is found in the manner so provided to have committed any such
offence and for appeals against any such determination or punishment; and for
the purposes of this subsection the appropriate disciplinary authority shall,
subject to [Article 7 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 and
subsections (4) and (4A)], be

(a)in relation to a senior officer of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the
Police Authority;

(b)in relation to any other member of the Constabulary, the Inspector General
or such other person as may be prescribed by regulations under subsection
(2)(e).

(4) In any case in which the Inspector General is interested otherwise than in
his capacity as such, or in which he is a material witness, the appropriate
disciplinary authority under subsection (3)(b) shall be such other person or
authority as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Ministry.

[(4A) Without prejudice to subsection (4) the regulations may, as respects any
case within subsection (3)(b), provide

(a)for enabling the Chief Constable, where he considers it appropriate to do
so, to direct that his function under subsection (3) of determining questions
as to whether offences against discipline have been committed shall be
discharged by the Chief Constable of another police force; and

(b)where such a direction is given, for the function mentioned in subsection
(3) relating to punishment to be discharged by the Chief Constable after
considering any recommendation as to punishment made by the other Chief
Constable.]

(5) Regulations under this section providing for any of the matters specified
in paragraphs (j) and (k) of subsection (2) shall require the concurrence of
the Ministry of Finance.

(6) Where regulations under subsection (2)(a) vary the ranks held by members
of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the regulations may amend or repeal Schedule
1 to the Constabulary Act (Northern Ireland) 1922 and may make consequential
amendments to any other enactment (including this Act) containing references
to ranks held by members of that Constabulary.

(7) Regulations under this section which by virtue of subsection (6) contain
any provision amending or repealing an Act of Parliament shall be subject to
affirmative resolution.


[Index] [Table] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

© 1970 Crown Copyright

BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback
URL: http://www.bailii.org/nie/legis/num_act/pai1970235/s25.html