Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024

Amendment of section 38 of Act of 2005

279. Section 38 of the Act of 2005 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (14):

“(15) On and from the establishment day of the Authority (within the meaning of Part 4 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024), a reference in this section to the Authority shall be construed as a reference to the Authority (within the meaning of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024).

(16) On and from the repeal of section 3(1) by section 5 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, the definitions of ‘Garda Commissioner’, ‘local authority’, ‘member’ in relation to the Garda Síochána and ‘Minister’ in that section 3(1) shall, for the purposes of this section, continue to apply as if that section 3(1) had not been repealed.

(17) On and from the repeal of section 34 by section 5 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, the definition of ‘administrative area’ in that section 34 shall, for the purposes of this section, continue to apply as if that section 34 had not been repealed.

(18) On and from the repeal of section 36 by section 5 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, a reference in this section to a joint policing committee shall be construed as a reference to a safety partnership (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024).

(19) Where, after the repeal of section 36 by section 5 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, a joint policing committee has not been dissolved pursuant to regulations made under section 114 (1) of that Act of 2024, a reference in this section in respect of an administrative area shall, for so long as the joint policing committee has not been dissolved, be construed as including a reference to that joint policing committee in respect of the administrative area concerned.

(20) Where, immediately before the repeal of section 36 by section 5 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, a consultation by a local authority in accordance with subsection (3)(c) is ongoing and one or more steps in the consultation was taken in accordance with that subsection before that repeal, other steps in the consultation may be taken on or after that repeal in accordance with this section as amended by section 279 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024.”.