
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2003 and shall come into operation on 8th September 2003.
(2) In Article 2, “relevant person” means a person appointed to the Police Service of Northern Ireland under section 36A(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Fixed-term appointments to the Police Service of Northern Ireland), who was a member of the Garda Síochána immediately before his appointment under section 36A(1), whose appointment under that section has ended, but who remains a member of the Garda Síochána.
2 
Section 25 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Regulations for the Police Service of Northern Ireland) shall have effect as if it enabled provision to be made in relation to a relevant person in respect of conduct by such person at a time when that person was a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
3 
Section 35 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Membership of trade unions) shall have effect in its application to members of the Garda Síochána appointed under section 36A(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Fixed-term appointments to the Police Service of Northern Ireland) as if in section 35(4) after “membership of the Police Association” there were inserted “or of an association established under Irish legislation for the purpose of representing members of the Garda Síochána”.
Jane Kennedy
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
12th August 2003