Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Secondment from Police Service of Northern Ireland to certain ranks of An Garda Síochána | ||
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94. (1) Subject to section 46 , the Garda Commissioner may, at the request of the Chief Constable— | ||
(a) appoint a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland as a member of An Garda Síochána of a rank not above that of superintendent for a period not exceeding 3 years, or | ||
(b) subject to the approval of the Board, appoint such a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland as a member of An Garda Síochána of a rank of Assistant Garda Commissioner or chief superintendent for such period. | ||
(2) A person appointed under this section shall, during such appointment— | ||
(a) in accordance with section 56 , be under the direction and control of the Garda Commissioner, and | ||
(b) subject to subsection (3), have the powers, immunities, privileges and duties of a member of An Garda Síochána of the rank to which he or she was appointed. | ||
(3) The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022 shall not apply in relation to a person appointed under this section. | ||
(4) The Garda Commissioner may, subject to subsection (5), terminate an appointment under this section. | ||
(5) The Garda Commissioner shall not terminate an appointment to which subsection (1)(b) applies without the approval of the Board. | ||
(6) Where a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland was appointed to An Garda Síochána pursuant to section 53 of the Act of 2005 prior to the repeal of that section by section 5 and the person remains so appointed on the date of coming into operation of this section, he or she shall be deemed to have been appointed to An Garda Síochána under this section for the unexpired portion of the period left to run of the appointment under the said section 53. |