SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 Amendments

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32)

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1

The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 shall be amended as follows.

2

In Part III—

a

for “Police Authority” (wherever occurring) substitute “ Board ”;

b

in sections 25, 26 and 27 for “the Royal Ulster Constabulary”, “the Constabulary” and “that Constabulary” (wherever occurring) substitute “ the Police Service of Northern Ireland ”;

c

in section 27(7)(b) omit “18” and after “this Act” insert “ and section 32 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ”;

d

in section 28(1) for “Royal Ulster Constabulary Fund” substitute “ Police Fund ”;

e

in section 29(2) for “section 10(5)” substitute “ section 10(5) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ”;

f

in section 29(5) for “Royal Ulster Constabulary” substitute “ the Police Service of Northern Ireland ”;

g

in section 31(5)(c)(iv) for “the Authority” substitute “ the Board ”.

3

In section 33(2)(c) for “Police Authority” substitute “ Board ”.

4

In Part V—

a

omit sections 37 and 39;

b

for “Police Authority” (wherever occurring) substitute “ Board ”;

c

in sections 41(2), 45(1) and (2) and 46 for “the Northern Ireland Police Service” substitute

—

a

the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

b

the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;

c

the police support staff; and

d

traffic wardens.

e

in subsection (4) of section 42, and in both places where it occurs in subsection (5) of that section, for “the Authority” substitute “ the Board ”.

5

In Part VII—

a

for “Police Authority” (wherever occurring) substitute “ Board ”;

b

in section 50(1) for “Royal Ulster Constabulary” substitute “ Police Service of Northern Ireland ”;

c

in section 55(1) for “the Authority” (wherever occurring) substitute “ the Board ”;

d

in sections 56(3) and 57(6) for “section 18” substitute “ section 32 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ”.

6

In Part VIII—

a

in section 72 after subsection (2) insert—

2A

Regulations shall not be made under section 25(2)(k) or 26(2)(g) except with the consent of the Treasury.

b

for section 73 substitute—

73 Interpretation.

1

This Act shall be construed as one with the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; and accordingly any word or expression to which a meaning is given by section 77 of that Act has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.

2

References in this Act to a member of the police force are to be construed as references to a police officer.

3

References in this Act in any other context to the police force are to be construed as references to the police.

4

In this Act “a police force in Great Britain” means a police force within the meaning of the M1Police Act 1996 or the M2Police (Scotland) Act 1967 .

7

In Schedule 3—

a

in paragraph 5(2) for “Police Authority” substitute “ Board ”;

b

in paragraph 7(2)(a), for “section 19” substitute “ section 33 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ”;

c

in paragraph 8(4), for “section 18” substitute “ section 32 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ”.

8

In Schedule 5, in paragraph 2 for “Royal Ulster Constabulary” substitute “ Police Service of Northern Ireland ”.