Gárda Síochána (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923
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Existing police force to be governed by this Act. |
22.—From and after the passing of this Act the police force now existing in Saorstát Eireann under the name of “The Civic Guard” shall be deemed to have been established under and shall be governed by this Act, and every person who is now or was at any time a member of that police force shall, subject to his having taken or hereafter taking an oath or declaration in the form set out in the Second Schedule to this Act, be deemed to be or to have been a member of the Gárda Síochána established under this Act, and to have been a member thereof during all the time he was a member of that police force, and every mention or reference contained in any Act of the Oireachtas passed or to be passed in the present Session of or to the Civic Guard shall where the context so admits or requires be construed and take effect as including a mention of or reference to the Gárda Síochána established under this Act. |