Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925
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Appointment of officers and men of amalgamated force. |
10.—(1) The officers and men of the amalgamated force shall respectively be divided into the several ranks specified in the Third Schedule to this Act. | |
(2) Every member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police or the Gárda Síochána serving as such at the commencement of this Act and not being above the rank of chief superintendent shall immediately on the commencement of this Act become and be a member of the amalgamated force in a rank corresponding to the rank held by him in the Dublin Metropolitan Police or the Gárda Síochána (as the case may be) immediately before the commencement of this Act. | ||
(3) No member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police who was a member of that force at the date of the passing of this Act and becomes by virtue of this section a member of the amalgamated force shall be liable to be employed for ordinary police duties outside the Dublin Metropolitan Area without his own consent. | ||
(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section all officers of the amalgamated force not being above the rank of chief superintendent shall be appointed by the Executive Council, and all such officers, whether holding such rank by virtue of an appointment under this sub-section or by virtue of the said sub-section (2), may at any time be dismissed, or degraded to the rank of inspector, station-sergeant, sergeant or guard, by the Executive Council and may be from time to time promoted, degraded, or suspended by the Commissioner of the amalgamated force in accordance with regulations made under or continued by this Act, but it shall not be lawful for the Commissioner of the amalgamated force to degrade any officer to the rank of inspector, station-sergeant, sergeant or guard. | ||
(5) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section, the men of the amalgamated force shall be enrolled and appointed and (whether so enrolled and appointed or appointed by virtue of the said sub-section (2)) may be from time to time promoted, degraded, suspended or dismissed by the Commissioner of the amalgamated force in accordance with regulations made under or continued by this Act. |