The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010

7.—(1) Amend section 62(1) (functions of the Police Negotiating Board with respect to regulations) as follows.

(2) Omit subsection (1)(c).

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1ZA) Before making regulations under section 25 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998(2) with respect to any of the matters mentioned in section 61(1) (other than pensions), the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland shall take into consideration any recommendation made by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and shall supply the Board with a draft of the regulations.”

(4) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The arrangements referred to in section 61(3) shall regulate the procedure for reaching agreement on a recommendation to be made by the Board for the purposes of subsection (1ZA) above and shall include provision for arriving at such a recommendation by arbitration in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the arrangements.”

(1)

Section 62 was amended by section 34(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32). Other amendments to section 62 are not relevant.

(2)

1998 c. 32. Section 25 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32), and modified by S.R. (N.I.) 2003 No. 376.