Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

Amendment of section 44 of Principal Act

36. (1) Section 44 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (2), by the insertion of “the Authority” for “the Minister”,

(b) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “The Authority” for “The Minister”,

(c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4) :

“(4) The members of the audit committee hold office for the period that may be determined by the Authority, but a member—

(a) may resign from the committee by letter addressed to the Authority, or

(b) may at any time be removed from office by the Authority for stated reasons.”,

and

(d) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “determined by the Authority with the consent of the Minister” for “determined by the Minister”.

(2) Where, immediately before the commencement of this section, a person stands appointed by the Minister under section 44 of the Principal Act as a member of the audit committee of the Garda Síochána referred to in that section, the person shall continue to act for the remainder of the period for which he or she was so appointed, and on such terms and conditions as he or she was so appointed, as if he or she were appointed under that section of the Principal Act as it is amended by subsection (1).