Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2002

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2002.

(2) These regulations shall come into operation on 5th April 2002, but—

(a) regulations 4, 9 to 13, 21 and 25 shall have effect from 9th February 1999;

(b) regulation 18 shall have effect—

(i) in the case of sub-paragraph (a), from 9th February 1999;

(ii) in the case of sub-paragraph (b), from 1st April 1999;

(iii) in the case of sub-paragraph (c), from 1st April 2000;

(iv) in the case of sub-paragraph (d), from 1st April 2001;

(c) regulation 23 shall have effect—

(i) in the case of sub-paragraph (a), from 9th February 1999;

(ii) in the case of sub-paragraph (b), from 1st July 1999;

(d) regulation 24 shall have effect—

(i) in the case of paragraph (1), from 9th February 1999;

(ii) in the case of paragraphs (2) and (4), from 1st July 2000;

(iii) in the case of paragraph (3), from 1st September 2000.

(3) In these regulations “the principal regulations” means the Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1996(1).

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 473, as amended by S.R. 1997 No. 362 and S.R. 1999 No. 412