SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1The ICRIR, the Commissioners and ICRIR officers

PART 4The Commissioner for Investigations

I1I414Delegation of functions

1

The Commissioner for Investigations may authorise—

a

any other Commissioner, or

b

any ICRIR officer,

to do any act which the Commissioner for Investigations may do.

2

But no authorisation under sub-paragraph (1) may be given in relation to any function of the Commissioner for Investigations under section 6(2).

3

An authorisation under this paragraph may be given generally or specially.

I2I315No limitation on trade union activity

The Commissioner for Investigations is not to be regarded as in police service for the purposes of—

a

Article 145 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1980 (N.I. 12));

b

Article 243 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16));

c

section 280 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; or

d

section 200 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.