The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2003
This Order makes two modifications to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) in its application to members of the Garda Síochána who are seconded to the Police Service of Northern Ireland under section 36A(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. First, it modifies section 25 of the 1998 Act. Regulations under section 25 may, among other things, deal with matters of conduct. The effect of the modification is that regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 25 of the 1998 Act may provide for investigations and hearings in relation to conduct of a former secondee during his secondment to continue after his secondment has come to an end, provided that he is still a member of the Garda Síochána. Second, it modifies section 35 of the 1998 Act, which is concerned with membership of trade unions and other police staff associations. The effect of the modification is that section 35 will not prevent a seconded member of the Garda Síochána from continuing as a member of a Garda association during the period of his secondment. The Acts and the Regulations referred to in the footnote to Article 3 can be found at www.bailii.org.