Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

5 Power to transfer certain staff to employment of Board.N.I.

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(1)The [F1Department of Justice] may by regulations provide for the transfer to the employment of the Board of any person to whom this section applies.

(2)Subject to subsection (3), this section applies to any person who immediately before such date as may be prescribed in regulations under subsection (1) (“the prescribed date”) is—

(a)employed in the civil service; and

(b)engaged, in pursuance of arrangements under section 4(4), in providing assistance to the police.

(3)This section does not apply to a person if—

(a)his employment in the civil service terminates on the day immediately before the prescribed date; or

(b)he is withdrawn from work with the Board with effect from the prescribed date.

(4)Subsections (5)(b) and (6) of section 4 shall apply in relation to persons transferred to the employment of the Board under this section as they apply in relation to persons employed by the Board under that section who are not senior employees.

(5)Before making any regulations under this section the [F2Department of Justice] shall consult—

(a)the Board;

(b)the Chief Constable; and

(c)such organisations as appear to the [F2Department of Justice] to represent the interests of persons affected by the regulations.

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