LegalizeThe Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001
Made: 29th October 2001
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 79 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000[^f00001], hereby makes the following Order:
1
This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001.
2
The provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 4th November 2001.
3
Section 57 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 does not require the Board to issue a report relating to a period before section 2 of the Act comes into force.
SCHEDULE — Provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 coming into operation on 4th November 2001
| Provision of Act | Subject matter of provision |
|---|---|
| Part I | Name of the Police in Northern Ireland |
| Part II, apart from— so much of section 2 as is already in force, and section 3(3)(d)(iii) | The Northern Ireland Policing Board |
| Part IV | Policing Objectives, Plans and Codes of Practice |
| Section 32 | General functions of the police |
| Section 33 | General functions of Chief Constable |
| Section 34 | Exercise of functions of Chief Constable in cases of absence, incapacity etc. |
| Section 35 | Appointment and removal of senior officers |
| Section 36 | Appointments and promotion of other police officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland |
| Section 37 | Appointments to the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve |
| Section 38 | Attestation of constables |
| Section 42 | Police Cadets |
| Section 45 | Recruitment arrangements: other ranks |
| Section 48 | Action plans |
| Section 51 | Notifiable memberships |
| Section 52 | Code of ethics |
| Section 53 | Guidance as to use of equipment for maintaining or restoring public order |
| Section 54 | Regulations as to emblems and flags |
| Section 55 | Identification of police officers |
| Section 56 | Co-operation with Garda Siochana |
| Part VII, apart from section 57(2)(i) and (j) | Reports and Inquiries |
| Section 63 | Reports by Ombudsman to Chief Constable and Board |
| Section 64 | Supply of information by Ombudsman to Board |
| Section 66 | Access by Ombudsman to information and documents |
| Section 69 | General duty of Secretary of State |
| Section 71 | Traffic Wardens |
| Section 73 | Places of detention: lay visitors |
| Section 74 | Application to police of anti-discrimination legislation |
| Section 78, to the extent that it is not already in force, but not for the purposes of paragraph 14 of Schedule 6 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 | Amendments, transitional and transitory provisions and repeals |
| Schedule 1, to the extent that it is not already in force | The Northern Ireland Policing Board |
| Schedule 2 | Transfer of functions, assets, liabilities and staff of Police Authority of Northern Ireland |
| Schedule 5 | Application of anti-discrimination legislation to the police |
| Schedule 6, apart from the provisions which are already in force, and paragraph 14 | Amendments |
| Schedule 8 | Repeals |
Signed
John Reid — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 29th October 2001
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Commencement Order which is the third to be made under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, brings into operation on 4th November 2001 those provisions of the Act set out in the Schedule to the Order.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2000 c. 32
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