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These Regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and shall come into operation on 5th October 2008.
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(1) The Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 23(3)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—“
(f) in the case of a female member who has taken one or more periods of maternity leave, in respect of each maternity period—
(i) where that leave has been for 52 weeks or more, account shall be taken of the first 52 weeks whilst on maternity leave;
(ii) where that leave has been for less than 52 weeks, account shall be taken of any period spent on maternity leave;”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (g) for “32(8)(c)” substitute “32(8)(a)”;
(c) for sub-paragraph (h) substitute—“
(h) in the case of a member who has taken one or more periods of adoption leave, account shall be taken of any period of such leave taken in accordance with a determination under regulation 32(8)(c).”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 17th December 2015
David Ford
Minister of Justice
