Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005

1.  This Schedule applies in relation to a candidate for appointment as a member if—

(a) he has been convicted of a serious arrestable offence within the meaning of Article 87 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1) or an equivalent offence elsewhere; or

(b) he has been convicted in Northern Ireland or elsewhere of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment or detention (whether suspended or not); or

(c) he has been disqualified from driving in Northern Ireland or elsewhere on more than one occasion; or

(d) he has, within 5 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, been convicted of an arrestable offence within the meaning of Article 26 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 or an equivalent offence elsewhere; or

(e) he has, within 5 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, been convicted of any of the following offences or any equivalent offence elsewhere—

(i) driving, or causing or permitting a person to drive, a motor vehicle while uninsured under Article 90 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(2);

(ii) driving a motor vehicle while otherwise disqualified under Article 167(1)(b) of that Order;

(iii) forgery or fraudulently altering etc., identification marks, badges, licences, certificate or certificates of insurance under Article 174(2) of that Order;

(iv) failure of driver of mechanically propelled vehicle to comply with duties on occurrence of an accident caused by that vehicle under Article 175(2) of that Order;

(v) interference with vehicles under Article 8 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(3);

(vi) dangerous driving under Article 10 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(4);

(vii) any offence under Article 15(1) or (2) or 16(1)(a) or (b) of that Order relating to driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drugs or drink or with excess alcohol in breath, blood or urine; or

(f) he has, within 5 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, been convicted on three or more occasions arising separately of any other offences under the Road Traffic Orders or any equivalent offences elsewhere; or

(g) he has, within 3 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, received on three or more occasions a caution or any equivalent elsewhere.

(1)

S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)

(2)

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1)

(3)

S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13)

(4)

S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18)