LegalizeS.I. No. 849/2005 - Garda Siochana (Ranks) Order, 2005
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1 amending act · 2006-05-31, S.I. No. 286/2006 - Garda Siochana (Ranks) Regulations, 2006
Statutory Instruments
GARDA SIOCHANA (RANKS) ORDER, 2005
GARDA SÍOCHÁNA (RANKS) ORDER, 2005
The Government, in exercise of the powers 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 2005.
2.
It is hereby determined that the Garda Síochána shall be divided into the ranks specified in column (1) of the 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 Garda Síochána (Ranks) (No. 2) Order 2004 ( S.I. No 726 of 2004 ) is hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE
| Rank of Garda Síochána | Maximum Number of Members of Garda Síochána of each rank |
| (1) | (2) |
| 1. Commissioner | 1 |
| 2. Deputy Commissioner | 3 |
| 3. Assistant Commissioner | 12 |
| 4. Surgeon | 1 |
| 5. Chief Superintendent | 53 |
| 6. Superintendent | 182 |
| 7. Inspector | 322 |
| 8. Sergeant | 2,054 |
| 9. Garda | 10,600 |
| --- | --- |
| GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, 20 December 2005 | GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, 20 December 2005 |
| Bertie Ahern Taoiseach |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
This Order prescribes the ranks of the Garda Síochána and the maximum number of members of each rank.
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