Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

Part I N.I. Status and membership

Status N.I.

1 (1) The Board shall not be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as enjoying any status, privilege or immunity of the Crown; and the Board’s property shall not be regarded as property of, or property held on behalf of, the Crown. N.I.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, section 19 of the M1 Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to the Board; and, for the purposes of that section, the Board shall be treated as if it were established by an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Marginal Citations

M1 1954 c. 33 (N.I.).

Membership: application of Parts II and III N.I.

2 (1) While section 1 of the M2 Northern Ireland Act 2000 (suspension of devolved government in Northern Ireland) is in force, Part II below shall have effect in relation to the membership of the Board (and accordingly Part III below shall not have effect). N.I.

(2) At any other time, Part III below shall have effect in relation to the membership of the Board (and accordingly Part II below shall not have effect).

(3) Where either of those Parts ceases to have effect in relation to the Board, the members of the Board holding office under that Part shall cease to do so, but may again become members of the Board under the other of those Parts.

Marginal Citations

M2 2000 c. 1.

[F1 Restoration of devolved government under Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 N.I.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 2A and cross-heading inserted (26.3.2007) by The Northern Ireland Policing Board (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/911 (N.I. 5)), arts. 1(2), 2

2A (1) This paragraph applies if, by virtue of section 2(2) of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c. 53), the Secretary of State makes a restoration order under section 2(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 providing for section 1 of that Act to cease to have effect on 26 March 2007. N.I.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, the effect of paragraph 2(1) and (2) is modified as follows.

(3) On 26 and 27 March 2007 Part II below shall continue to have effect in relation to the Board (and accordingly Part III below shall not have effect).

(4) On 28 March 2007—

(a) if the Secretary of State has made an order by virtue of section 2(3) of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 revoking the restoration order with effect from that date, Part II below shall continue to have effect in relation to the Board;

(b) if he has not made such an order, Part III below shall come into effect on that date in relation to the Board (and accordingly Part II below shall cease to have effect).]