Police Act 1996
5. Amend the Police Act 1996(1) as follows.
6.—(1) Amend section 61(2) (Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom) as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a)omit the word “and” at the end of paragraph (d), and
(b)after paragraph (e) insert—
“and
(f)the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland,”.
(3) In subsection (2) after “the Scottish Ministers” insert “and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”.
(4) In subsection (3) for “and (e)” substitute “, (e) and (f)”.
(5) After subsection (6) insert—
“(7) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may make payments towards the expenses incurred by the Board in relation to the exercise by it of its function in or as regards Northern Ireland.”
7.—(1) Amend section 62(3) (functions of the Police Negotiating Board with respect to regulations) as follows.
(2) Omit subsection (1)(c).
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1ZA) Before making regulations under section 25 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998(4) with respect to any of the matters mentioned in section 61(1) (other than pensions), the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland shall take into consideration any recommendation made by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and shall supply the Board with a draft of the regulations.”
(4) After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) The arrangements referred to in section 61(3) shall regulate the procedure for reaching agreement on a recommendation to be made by the Board for the purposes of subsection (1ZA) above and shall include provision for arriving at such a recommendation by arbitration in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the arrangements.”
Section 61 was amended by S.I. 1999/1747. Other amendments to section 61 are not relevant.
Section 62 was amended by section 34(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32). Other amendments to section 62 are not relevant.
1998 c. 32. Section 25 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32), and modified by S.R. (N.I.) 2003 No. 376.