Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022

Application of section 31 of Act of 2005

34. (1) Subject to subsection (3), section 31 of the Act of 2005 shall apply to the functions of the Garda Commissioner under this Act and a reference in that section to a function under the Act of 2005 or under a provision of the Act of 2005 shall be construed as including a reference to a function of the Garda Commissioner under this Act.

(2) A delegation by the Garda Commissioner in accordance with section 31 of the Act of 2005 of any functions to which this Act applies may be made only to a member of a specified rank not below the rank of Assistant Garda Commissioner, or to a member of the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána not below a grade equivalent to the rank of Assistant Garda Commissioner.

(3) In this section, a reference to “this Act” includes a reference to the Act of 2003 as applied by section 19 .