64.This section makes an amendment to section 27 of the 1998 Act.  That section deals with the terms and conditions of police officers while engaged in police services outside the Royal Ulster Constabulary.  Hitherto the section only provided for regular members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary to engage in such service.  The amendment to section 27 allows reservists also to participate.
Commentary Part Vi: the Police Section 50: Service by Members of the Police Service Reserve of Northern Ireland with Other Services