Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

Amendment of section 53 of Principal Act

40. Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) (b), by the substitution of “the Authority” for “the Government” and the insertion of “not above that of Assistant Garda Commissioner and” before “not below that of superintendent”,

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Authority may comply with a request under subsection (1)(b) but may do so only with the approval of the Government.”,

(c) in subsection (6), by the substitution of “the Authority, with the approval of the Government,” for “the Government”, and

(d) by the addition of the following subsection:

“(7) The Government may terminate an appointment approved by them under subsection (2).”.