Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Citation and commencement N.I.

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.

(2) These regulations shall come into operation on 8th February 2004.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in operation at 8.2.2004, see reg. 1(2)

Appointment as police reserve trainee: prohibited business interests N.I.

F1 2.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 2 revoked (31.12.2009) by Police Reserve Trainee (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/391), regs. 1(2), 7(2)(a)

Functions of vetting panel N.I.

3.—F2 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) In regulation 12 of those regulations (vetting panel) –

(a) in paragraph (1) (function of panel) for the words from “function” to the end there shall be substituted

• “functions shall be to decide, in any case which is referred to it, on his behalf and subject to his direction and control –

  (a)

  on the suitability of any candidate for appointment as a police trainee or police reserve trainee;

  (b)

  whether a candidate is ineligible for appointment as a police trainee or police reserve trainee by virtue of any of the provisions mentioned in regulation 2(2)(e).”;

(b) in paragraph (1A) (decision that candidate is unsuitable must be taken by panel) after “unsuitable” there shall be inserted “or, by virtue of any of the provisions mentioned in regulation 2(2)(e), ineligible,”; and

(c) in paragraph (5) (right to seek review of decision that candidate not suitable) after “suitable” there shall be inserted “or eligible”.

(3) In regulation 13 of those regulations (independent assessor) –

(a) in paragraph (6) (panel to reconsider decision about suitability of candidate) after “suitability” there shall be inserted “or eligibility”; and

(b) in paragraph (8) (information for candidate following review) for “whether he is suitable for appointment following the review of the Independent Assessor” there shall be substituted –

“(a) following the review by the Independent Assessor of a decision about his suitability, whether he is suitable for appointment, or

(b) following the review by the Independent Assessor of a decision about his eligibility, whether he is ineligible for appointment by virtue of a provision mentioned in regulation 2(2)(e),”.

Textual Amendments

F2 Reg. 3(1) revoked (31.12.2009) by Police Reserve Trainee (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/391), regs. 1(2), 7(2)(b)

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 3 in operation at 8.2.2004, see reg. 1(2)

Paul Murphy

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

6th January 2004