Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Qualified candidate

2.—(1) Regulation 2(2) of the recruitment regulations (meaning of “qualified candidate”) shall be amended as follows.

(2) For “an applicant for appointment to the police” substitute “an applicant for appointment as a police trainee or police reserve trainee”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (b) (age limits) for “is not over 52 years if a candidate for appointment as a police trainee” substitute–

“(i) in the case of a candidate for appointment as a police trainee, has not attained the age of 52 years, or

(ii) in the case of a candidate for appointment as a police reserve trainee, has not attained the age of 61 years;”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (c) (health and fitness) for “the duties of a police officer” substitute

“(as the case may be)–

(i) the duties of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, or

(ii) the duties of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;”.

(5) In sub-paragraph (f) (tests and assessments) for “the skill and competencies required to carry out the duties of a police officer” substitute

“(as the case may be)–

(i) the skills and competencies required to carry out the duties of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, or

(ii) the skills and competencies required to carry out the duties of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;”.

(6) For sub-paragraph (g) (panel decides whether candidate is suitable) substitute–

“(g) who is not, as determined in accordance with Part III, unsuitable for appointment as a police trainee or police reserve trainee; and”.

(7) For sub-paragraph (h) (appointment to the rank of sergeant or inspector) substitute–

“(h) who, if a candidate for appointment as a police reserve trainee with a view to service in the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve in a particular area in Northern Ireland, is resident in that area.”.