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Secondment from Police Service of Northern Ireland to certain ranks in Garda Síochána.
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53.— (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Garda 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 period.
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(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Government may comply with a request under subsection (1)(b).
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(3) 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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(4) A person appointed under this section shall, during the appointment—
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(a) be under the direction and control of the Garda Commissioner, and
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(b) subject to subsection (5), have the powers, immunities, privileges and duties of a member of the Garda Síochána of the rank to which he or she was appointed.
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(5) The Garda Síochána Compensation Acts 1941 and 1945 do not apply in relation to a person appointed under this section.
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(6) The Garda Commissioner or the Government, as the case may be, may terminate an appointment under this section.
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