LegalizeS.I. No. 19/1996 - Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1996
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1 amending act · 2004-05-18, S.I. No. 222/2004 - Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order 2004
The Government, in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 1 of the Garda Síochána Act, 1972 (No. 2 of 1972), hereby order as follows:—
1.
This Order may be cited as the Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1996.
2.
It is hereby determined that the Garda Síochána shall be divided into the ranks specified in column (1) of the First Schedule to this Order and that each rank shall consist of not more than the number of members of the Garda Síochána specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the mention of the rank in column (1).
3.
The Statutory Instruments specified in the Second Schedule to this Order are hereby revoked.
FIRST SCHEDULE
| Rank of Garda Síochána (1) | Maximum Number of Members of Garda Síochána of each rank (2) |
| 1. Commissioner | 1 |
| 2. Deputy Commissioner | 3 |
| 3. Assistant Commissioner | 10 |
| 4. Surgeon | 1 |
| 5. Chief Superintendent | 52 |
| 6. Superintendent | 180 |
| 7. Inspector | 320 |
| 8. Sergeant | 2,050 |
| 9. Garda | 9,383 |
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this
30th day of January, 1996.
John Bruton
Taoiseach
SECOND SCHEDULE
| Number and Year of Statutory Instrument | Title |
| S.I. No. 67 of 1972 | Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1972 |
| S.I. No. 114 of 1974 | Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1974 |
| S.I. No. 2 of 1977 | Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1977 |
| S.I. No. 28 of 1978 | Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1978 |
| S.I. No. 377 of 1979 | Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1979 |
| S.I. No. 220 of 1981 | Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1981 |
| S.I. No. 348 of 1982 | Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order, 1982 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order prescribes the ranks of the Garda Síochána and the maximum number of members of each rank.
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