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Secondment from Police Service of Northern Ireland to certain ranks in Garda Síochána.
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3.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may, at the request of the Chief Constable—
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(a) appoint a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to a rank in the Garda Síochána not above that of inspector for a period not exceeding 3 years, or
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(b) request the Government to appoint such a member to a rank in the Garda Síochána not below that of superintendent for such a period, and the Government may do so.
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(2) The ranks in the Garda Síochána to which such members may be appointed under this section and the number of such members to be so appointed may be prescribed.
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(3) A person appointed under this section shall, during the appointment—
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(a) be under the direction and control of the Commissioner, and
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(b) subject to subsection (4), have the powers, duties, rights and obligations of a member of the Garda Síochána of the rank to which he or she was appointed.
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(4) The following provisions do not apply in relation to a person appointed under this section:
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(a) sections 10 and 11 of the 1924 Act,
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(b) the 1925 Act and regulations under it, other than regulations relating to the matters specified in paragraphs (c), (d) and (f) of section 14(1) of that Act, and
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(c) the Garda Síochána Compensation Acts 1941 and 1945.
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(5) The Commissioner or the Government, as the case may be, may terminate an appointment under this section.
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