Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 No. 938 (NI. 10)

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II POLICE COMPLAINTS

   1. The Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland

      1. 3. Establishment of Commission

   2. Handling of complaints, etc.

      1. 4. Preliminary handling of complaints by Chief Constable

      2. 5. Investigation of complaints against officers, other than senior officers

      3. 6. Investigation of complaints against senior officers

      4. 7. Reference of complaints to Commission

      5. 8. Reference of other matters to Commission

      6. 9. Supervision of investigations by Commission

      7. 10. Steps to be taken after investigation

      8. 11. Steps to be taken where accused has admitted charges

      9. 12. Powers of Commission to direct reference of reports, etc. to Director of Public Prosecutions

      10. 13. Powers of Commission as to disciplinary charges

      11. 14. Disciplinary tribunals

      12. 15. Information as to manner of dealing with complaints, etc.

      13. 16. Constabularies not maintained by Police Authority

      14. 17. Reports

      15. 18. Restriction on disclosure of information

      16. 19. Regulations

4. PART III DISCIPLINE

   1. 20. Discipline regulations for reserve constables

   2. 21. Representation at disciplinary proceedings

5. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

   1. Miscellaneous

      1. 22. Restrictions on subsequent proceedings

      2. 23. Guidelines concerning discipline, complaints, etc.

      3. 24. Constitution and proceedings of Police Association

      4. 25. Complaints against traffic wardens

   2. Supplementary

      1. 26. Amendment

      2. Article 27—Repeals

6. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR POLICE COMPLAINTS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

      1. PART I GENERAL

         1. Constitution of the Commission

            1. 1. (1) The Commission shall consist of a chairman, two deputy chairmen and at least 4...

         2. Incorporation and status of the Commission

            1. 2. (1) The Commission shall be a body corporate to which section 19 of the Interpretation...

         3. Members

            1. 3. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person shall hold an office...

            2. 4. The Secretary of State may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such...

            3. 5. Where a person ceases to hold such an office otherwise than on the expiry of...

            4. 6. In part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies...

         4. Staff

            1. 7. (1) The Commission may, after consultation with the Secretary of State, appoint such officers and...

            2. 8. (1) Employment by the Commission shall be included among the kinds of employment to which...

            3. 9. The Employers' Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 shall not require...

         5. Proceedings

            1. 10. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the arrangements for the proceedings of the...

            2. 11. The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not be affected— (a) by any...

         6. Finance

            1. 12. The Secretary of State shall pay to the Commission expenses incurred or to be incurred...

            2. 13. (1) It shall be the duty of the Commission— (a) to keep proper accounts and...

      2. PART II TRANSITIONAL

         1. Interpretation

            1. 14. In this part— “the appointed day” means the day appointed by order under Article 1(2)...

         2. Information received by Police Complaints Board for Northern Ireland

            1. 15. (1) No information received by the Board in connection with any complaint shall be disclosed...

         3. Transfer of staff

            1. 16. (1) On the appointed day there shall be transferred to the employment of the Commission...

         4. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities

            1. 17. (1) On the appointed day all property, rights and liabilities which immediately before that day...

         5. Proceedings

            1. 18. Proceedings in any court to which the Board is a party and which are pending...

         6. Payments to former members of Police Complaints Board for Northern Ireland

            1. 19. Where a person— (a) ceases to be a member of the Board by reason of...

         7. General

            1. 20. An order under Article 1(2) may make such other transitional provision as appears to the...

   2. Schedule 2—Repeals