Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

Amendment of section 38 of Principal Act

31. Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “The Authority shall, by order, made with the approval of the Government” for “The Government shall, by order”,

(b) in subsection (8)(b), by the substitution of “the consent of the Authority” for “the Minister’s consent”,

(c) in subsection (11), by the substitution of “The Authority, with the consent of the Minister” for “The Minister”, and

(d) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (12):

“(12) The Authority shall supply a copy of any guidelines issued under this section, and of any revisions to them, to the Minister as soon as practicable after the guidelines are issued or revised and the Minister shall cause a copy of any such guidelines, and of any revisions to them, to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after he or she receives them.”.