Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Regulations 1996

Regulation 22(5)

SCHEDULE 1 Subsistence, refreshment and lodging allowances

1.—(1) Subject as hereinafter in this Schedule provided, the amount of a subsistence, refreshment or lodging allowance payable under regulation 22 shall be in accordance with such scale as shall be determined by the Secretary of State.

(2) The scales of refreshment allowances shall provide for the allowance payable in respect of one meal and that payable in respect of two meals.

(3) The scales of subsistence allowances shall provide for the allowance payable in respect of a period of retention or engagement on duty of—

(a) over 5 hours but not exceeding 8 hours;

(b) over 8 hours but not exceeding 12 hours;

(c) over 12 hours but not exceeding 24 hours;

(d) over 24 hours.

2.  If a lodging allowance is payable as well as a subsistence allowance in respect of a period of retention or engagement on duty of 16 hours or less, the subsistence allowance shall be of the amount appropriate to a retention or engagement for a period exceeding 8 hours and not exceeding 12 hours.

3.  If the chief constable is satisfied in any particular case that the amount of the allowances calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 is not sufficient to cover the actual expenses necessarily incurred, he may authorise payment of the difference.

Regulation 24

SCHEDULE 2 Motor vehicle allowances

1.  For the purposes of regulation 24 and of this Schedule the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them—

“authorised use” means the use, authorised under regulation 24, of a motor vehicle owned by the member concerned for the purposes of his duties as a member, and “period of authorised use” means the period during which such use is authorised;

“cylinder capacity” means the cylinder capacity of the engine of a vehicle calculated in accordance with regulations under paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(1);

“motor bicycle” means a mechanically propelled bicycle (including a motor scooter, a bicycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power and a mechanically propelled bicycle used for drawing a sidecar);

“motor car” means a mechanically propelled vehicle other than a motor bicycle and, accordingly, includes a mechanically propelled tricycle;

“year” means a period of twelve months beginning on such date as may be determined by the Police Authority;

and a reference to a motor vehicle owned by a member is a reference to such a vehicle kept and used by him.

2.—(1) Subject as hereinafter provided, the amount of a motor vehicle allowance payable at the essential user’s rate shall, in any year, comprise a fixed element and a mileage element, calculated as provided in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) The fixed element shall be calculated by reference to the number of completed months comprised in the period of authorised use for the year in question, at such annual rate as is specified by the Secretary of State by reference to the cylinder capacity of the motor car in question.

(3) The mileage element shall be calculated, in relation to authorised use, at such rate as is specified by the Secretary of State by reference to the cylinder capacity of the motor car in question, and for that purpose he may so specify—

(a) a basic rate, in relation to authorised use not exceeding such mileage as is specified by him (“the basic mileage”), and

(b) a reduced rate, in relation to authorised use in excess of the basic mileage.

(4) Where, in any year, a motor vehicle allowance is payable at the essential user’s rate, it shall be payable in such instalments, in advance or in arrear, as the Police Authority may determine; but when the amount of the allowance for that year is finally calculated, any overpayment shall be recoverable.

(5) Where, in any year, a motor vehicle allowance is payable at the essential user’s rate to a member and—

(a) the member is on sick leave or maternity leave, or

(b) the motor car in question is out of order

for a continuous period of four or more weeks in that year, the allowance shall be reduced by such amount as the Police Authority determines as being appropriate in all the circumstances.

(6) Where, in any year, a motor vehicle allowance is payable at the essential user’s rate but the period of authorised use is a fraction only of that year, sub-paragraph (3) shall have effect as if for the reference to the basic mileage there were substituted a reference to the corresponding fraction of that mileage; and, for the purposes of this paragraph, the monthly rate of the fixed element of such an allowance so payable shall be taken to be a twelfth of the annual rate.

3.  The amount of a motor vehicle allowance payable at the casual user’s rate shall, in any year, be an amount calculated, in relation to the mileage of authorised use in that year, at such rate as is specified by the Secretary of State by reference to that mileage and the cylinder capacity of the motor car in question, except that where the amount of the allowance would be less if it were calculated at the essential user’s rate, it shall be of an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 2.

4.  The amount of a motor vehicle allowance payable to a member shall not exceed that which would be payable if the vehicle in question were of such a cylinder capacity, not being less than 1,000 c.c., as the chief constable, with the approval of the Police Authority, has determined appropriate for use for the purposes of the duties normally performed by the member concerned.

Regulation 26

SCHEDULE 3 Issue of uniform and equipment

1.  The uniform specified in the following Tables for men and women respectively shall be issued in accordance with those Tables, subject to any modifications approved by the Secretary of State:

Provided that where particular duties or the duties of a particular member entail greater or less wear than normal, the issue of any article of uniform may be made as required.

TABLES

MEN

Article	Issue	Maximum number in issue
Jacket	] as required	1
Trousers		1
Raincoat		1
Gabardine coat		1
General service coat		1
Caps		1
Cap cover		1
Shirts, bush		3
Ties		1
Pullover		1
Gloves, leather		1 pr
Gloves, white		1 pr
Belt, trousers		1
Epaulettes		2
Kapok lining		1
Overtrousers		1

WOMEN

Article	Issue	Maximum number in issue
Jacket	] as required	1
Skirts		1
Slacks		1
Raincoat		1
Gabardine coat		1
General service coat		1
Caps		1
Cap cover		1
Blouses		3
Ties		1
Pullover		1
Gloves, brown		1 pr
Gloves, white		1 pr
Epaulettes		2
Kapok lining		1
Shoulder bag		1

2.  Uniform or equipment issued by the Police Authority which is lost or damaged otherwise than owing to the member’s default or is faulty or is ill-fitting shall be replaced or repaired by the Police Authority free of charge:

Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to minor repairs or alterations which can be satisfactorily carried out by the member.

3.  Clothing for particular or specialist duties shall be issued as and when necessary.

4.  Issues of equipment shall be made as circumstances require.

Regulation 30

SCHEDULE 4 Revocations

Regulations	References
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Regulations 1988	S.R. 1988 No. 35
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1988	S.R. 1988 No. 342
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1989	S.R. 1989 No. 209
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1990	S.R. 1990 No. 76
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1990	S.R. 1990 No. 437
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1991	S.R. 1991 No. 461
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1992	S.R. 1992 No. 445
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1993	S.R. 1993 No. 209
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1994	S.R. 1994 No. 73
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-Time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1994	S.R. 1994 No. 188
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Part-time) (Appointment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 1995	S.R. 1995 No. 119

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1994 c. 22