Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-Time) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made: 24th February 2011

Coming into operation: 24th March 2011

The Department of Finance and Personnel has consented to the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 72(2A) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998[^f00004].

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-Time) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 24th March 2011.

Amendment of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Full-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Regulations 1996

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• (1) The Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Full-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Regulations 1996[^f00005] shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

• (2) In regulation 2(1) in the definition of “public holiday” insert “29th April 2011,” after “St Patrick’s Day,”.

Amendment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005

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• (1) The Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005[^f00006] shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

• (2) In regulation 3(1) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “public holiday” insert “29th April 2011,” after “St Patrick’s Day,”.

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

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• (1) The Police Service of Northern and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006[^f00007] shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

• (2) In Schedule 1 in paragraph (a) of the definition of “public holiday” insert “29th April 2011,” after “St Patrick’s Day,”.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 24th February 2011

David Ford — Minister of Justice

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 24th February 2011

Michael Daly — A senior officer of the — Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Full-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Regulations 1996 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005 to allow for an extra day of leave to members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-Time) on 29th April 2011, to mark the Royal Wedding. These Regulations also amend the definition of “public holiday” in the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1998 c.32. Relevant amendments are made by section 78(1) of and paragraph 23 of Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.

[^f00002]: 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.

[^f00003]: 1996 c.16 Section 62(1ZA) was inserted by article 5 of and paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 3 to S.I. 2010/976.

[^f00004]: This subsection was inserted by section 78(1) of and paragraph 23 of Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. The consent function is now vested in the Department of Finance and Personnel by virtue of article 5 of and paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to S.I. 2010/976.

[^f00005]: S.R. 1996 No. 564 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00006]: S.R. 2005 No. 547 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00007]: S.R. 2006 No. 268 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.