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Garda Síochána Act 2005

Appointment of members of Police Service of Northern Ireland to certain ranks in Garda Síochána.

52.— (1) The Government may appoint members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to such ranks in the Garda Síochána not below superintendent as may be prescribed.

(2) The number or proportion of vacancies in each rank to which such members may be appointed may also be prescribed.

(3) In determining the eligibility of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to apply for appointment to a rank of the Garda Síochána under this section, appropriate recognition shall be given to the rank, experience and qualifications that would be required for appointment to an equivalent rank in the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

(4) Such a member shall compete in a merit-based selection procedure with other applicants for appointment to the rank in the Garda Síochána concerned.