the ranks to be held by members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

the qualifications for appointment and promotion of members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

periods of service on probation;

voluntary retirement of members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

the conduct, efficiency and effectiveness of members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the maintenance of discipline;

the suspension or dismissal of members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland from membership of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland and from the office of constable;

the maintenance of personal records of members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

the duties which are or are not to be performed by members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

the treatment as occasions of police duty of attendance at meetings of the Police Association and of any body recognised by the F47Department of Justice for the purposes of section 35;

the hours of duty, leave, pay and allowances of members of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

the pensions and gratuities in respect of service as a member of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland (including provision for the recognition for the purposes of such pensions and gratuities of service otherwise than as a member of the police force and for the payment and receipt of transfer values or of other lump sums made for the purpose of creating or restoring rights to such pensions and gratuities); and

the issue, use and return of equipment.

establish, or make provision for the establishment of, procedures for cases in which a member of F8the Police Service of Northern Ireland may be dealt with by dismissal, requirement to resign, reduction in rank, reduction in rate of pay, fine, reprimand or caution; and

make provision for securing that any case in which a senior officer may be dismissed or dealt with in any of the other ways mentioned in paragraph (a) is decided by the F9Board.

in a case where there is no right of appeal to any other person, by a decision taken in proceedings under regulations made in accordance with subsection (3); and

in a case where there is a right of appeal to another person, by a decision of that person.

authorise or require provision to be made by, or confer discretionary powers on, the F48Department of Justice, the F9Board, the Chief Constable or other persons; or

authorise or require the delegation by any person of functions conferred on him by or under the regulations.

as permitted by section 36A of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; or

where the person appointed holds the rank of superintendent or a higher rank.

regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)(k), as to which the Department of Justice shall invite the views of the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales, or

regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)(j) or (l), as to which section 25A applies.

refer the matter to the Police Remuneration Review Body under section 64B(3) of the Police Act 1996, and

consider that body's report on the matter.

consider advice on the matter from the Senior Salaries Review Body, or

where subsection (4) applies, refer the matter to the Police Remuneration Review Body under section 64B(3) of the Police Act 1996 and consider that body's report on the matter.

the regulations would affect officers who are not above the rank of chief superintendent as well as those who are, and

the Department of Justice thinks that it would be preferable for the matter to be considered by the same body.

there is not enough time to do so because the need to make the regulations is so urgent, or

it is unnecessary to do so by reason of the nature of the proposed regulations.

the Board,

the Police Association, and

the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

the ranks to be held by reserve constables;

the appointment and promotion of reserve constables;

the retirement of reserve constables;

the conduct, efficiency and effectiveness of reserve constables and the maintenance of discipline;

the suspension or dismissal of reserve constables from their office;

the remuneration and allowances of reserve constables; and

the application to reserve constables, subject to such modifications as may be prescribed by the regulations, of any provision made under section 25 or any other statutory provision with respect to pensions F10or gratuities payable to or in respect of members of F11the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

in a case where there is no right of appeal to any other person, by a decision taken in proceedings under regulations made in accordance with subsection (3); and

in a case where there is a right of appeal to another person, by a decision of that person.

authorise or require provision to be made by, or confer discretionary powers on, the F52Department of Justice, the F12Board, the Chief Constable or other persons; or

authorise or require the delegation by any person of functions conferred on him by or under the regulations.

service in a police force in Great Britain, on which a member of F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged with the consent of the Chief Constable and the F54Department of Justice;

temporary service on which a member of the police force is engaged in accordance with arrangements made under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 2 to the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30);

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seconded service as a F59National Crime Agency officer on which a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged with the consent of the Chief Constable;

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temporary service on which a member of F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged in accordance with arrangements under section 8 of this Act;

temporary service as an inspector of constabulary under section 56 of the M1Police Act 1996 on which a member of F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged with the consent of the Chief Constable;

temporary service under the Crown in connection with the provision by the Secretary of State of such organisations and services as are described in section 57 of the M2Police Act 1996, on which a member of F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged with the consent of the Chief Constable;

service the expenses of which are payable under section 1(1) of the M3Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945, on which a member of F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged with the consent of the Chief Constable; F14. . .

service pursuant to an appointment under section 10 of the M4Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980, on which a member of F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged with the consent of the Chief Constable F15, or

service in connection with the provision by the Secretary of State of assistance under the International Development Act 2001 on which a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is engaged with the consent of the Chief Constable.

he shall be entitled at the end of the period of relevant service to revert to F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the rank in which he was serving immediately before that period began; and

he shall be treated as if he had been serving in F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland during the period of relevant service for the purpose of any scale prescribed by or under regulations made under section 25 fixing his rate of pay by reference to his length of service.

the reference in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) to the rank in which he was serving immediately before the period of relevant service began shall be construed as a reference to the rank to which he is promoted; and

for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection he shall be treated as having served in that rank from the time of his promotion.

while engaged on relevant service within subsection (1)(a), is dismissed from that service or is required to resign as an alternative to dismissal; or

has completed a period of relevant service within F35subsection (1)(aa), F39... F44... (cb),F38(cc), (d), (e), (f), (h) or (j); or

while engaged on relevant service within subsection (1)(g), is dismissed from that service by the disciplinary authority established by regulations made under section 1 of the M5Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 or is required to resign as an alternative to dismissal,

shall continue to be a constable; and

shall be treated for the purposes of sections F16. . ., 32, 33, 35 and 67 of this Act F17and F32sections 31A and 32 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 as if he were a member of F13the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

for references to the Police Service of Northern Ireland of references to the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;

for the references in subsection (3) to section 25 of references to section 26; and

for the reference in subsection (5) to section 25(3) of a reference to section 26(3).

for the establishment, maintenance and operation of the F20Police Fund; and

any damages or costs awarded against the Chief Constable in any proceedings brought against him by virtue of this section and any costs incurred by him in any such proceedings so far as not recovered by him in those proceedings; and

any sum required in connection with the settlement of any claim made against the Chief Constable by virtue of this section, if the settlement is approved by the F24Board.

any damages or costs awarded against a member of the police force in proceedings for F25any unlawful conduct of that member;

any costs incurred and not recovered by a member of the police force in such proceedings; and

any sum required in connection with the settlement of a claim that has or might have given rise to such proceedings, if the settlement is approved by the F24Board.

a constable, nor

an employee of the Board,

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any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party and which is specified for the purposes of this section in an order made by the F57Department of Justice.

any irregularity in the issuing of the warrant; or

any lack of jurisdiction in the person who issued it.

make an order for the delivery of the property to the person appearing to the court to be the owner of the property; or

where the owner cannot be ascertained, make such order with respect to the property as the court thinks fit.

by a member of the police force; or

by a person claiming an interest in the property.

the owner of the property has not been ascertained; and

no order of a competent court has been made with respect to the property.

authorise the sale of property;

in relation to property which is in the possession of the police by virtue of Article 11 of the M7Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994, make (subject to subsection (6)) provision for disposal (including disposal by vesting in the F28Board) in cases where no application under subsection (1) by a claimant of the property has been made within 6 months from the date on which the order was made or no such application has succeeded;

provide for the publication of determinations under paragraph (c)(iv).

the property is perishable; or

custody of the property would involve unreasonable expense or inconvenience,

no application shall be made under subsection (1) by any claimant after the expiration of 6 months from the date on which the order in respect of the property was made under that Article;