Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005

1.  This Schedule applies in relation to a candidate for appointment as a member if—

(a)he has been convicted of a serious arrestable offence within the meaning of Article 87 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1) or an equivalent offence elsewhere; or

(b)he has been convicted in Northern Ireland or elsewhere of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment or detention (whether suspended or not); or

(c)he has been disqualified from driving in Northern Ireland or elsewhere on more than one occasion; or

(d)he has, within 5 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, been convicted of an arrestable offence within the meaning of Article 26 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 or an equivalent offence elsewhere; or

(e)he has, within 5 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, been convicted of any of the following offences or any equivalent offence elsewhere—

(i)driving, or causing or permitting a person to drive, a motor vehicle while uninsured under Article 90 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(2);

(ii)driving a motor vehicle while otherwise disqualified under Article 167(1)(b) of that Order;

(iii)forgery or fraudulently altering etc., identification marks, badges, licences, certificate or certificates of insurance under Article 174(2) of that Order;

(iv)failure of driver of mechanically propelled vehicle to comply with duties on occurrence of an accident caused by that vehicle under Article 175(2) of that Order;

(v)interference with vehicles under Article 8 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(3);

(vi)dangerous driving under Article 10 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(4);

(vii)any offence under Article 15(1) or (2) or 16(1)(a) or (b) of that Order relating to driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drugs or drink or with excess alcohol in breath, blood or urine; or

(f)he has, within 5 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, been convicted on three or more occasions arising separately of any other offences under the Road Traffic Orders or any equivalent offences elsewhere; or

(g)he has, within 3 years from the date of his application for appointment as a member, received on three or more occasions a caution or any equivalent elsewhere.