Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024

Chapter 9

International service and cooperation with police services, law enforcement agencies or other relevant person outside State

Interpretation (Part 2) (Chapter 9)

91. (1) In this Chapter—

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

“disciplinary sanction” means—

(a) a written warning,

(b) temporary reduction in pay not exceeding 2 weeks’ pay,

(c) a final written warning, or

(d) dismissal;

“eligible member”, in relation to international service, means a member of An Garda Síochána who has offered in writing to be available during a specified period for such service and whose offer has been accepted by the Garda Commissioner;

“international organisation” includes—

(a) the United Nations,

(b) the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe,

(c) the European Union or any institution or body of the European Union, and

(d) any force or mission organised by, or operating with the mandate of, an international organisation specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

“international service” means service outside the State for a purpose specified in—

(a) paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1) of section 92 , or

(b) paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection (2) of that section.

(2) 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 and the text of the amendment to that Agreement which entered in force on 19 April 2010 are set out in Schedule 4 for convenience of reference.