Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Act 2003

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“1924 Act” means the Garda Síochána Act 1924;

“1925 Act” means the Police Forces Amalgamation Act 1925 ;

“1986 Act” means the Garda Síochána (Complaints) Act 1986;

“Acts” means the Garda Síochána Acts 1923 to 1989;

“Chief Constable” means the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána;

“Disciplinary Regulations” means the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations 1989 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1989 );

“Minister” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under section 7 .

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section is to a section of this Act,

(b) a reference to a paragraph is to the paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, and

(c) a reference to an enactment is to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

(3) The text of the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Police Co-operation, done at Belfast on 29 April 2002, is set out in the Schedule to this Act for convenience of reference.