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Amendment of section 117 of Principal Act
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53. Section 117 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2) (as amended by section 11 of the Act of 2015):
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“(2) The functions of the Inspectorate are—
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(a) in furtherance of its objective to carry out, if it considers it appropriate to do so or at the request of—
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(i) the Authority in respect of a matter relating to policing services, or
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(ii) the Minister,
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inspections or inquiries in relation to any particular aspects of the operation and administration of the Garda Síochána,
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(b) to submit to the Authority or the Minister, as the case may be—
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(i) a report on those inspections or inquiries, and
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(ii) if required by—
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(I) the Authority in relation to policing services, or
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(II) the Minister,
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as the case may be, a report on the operation and administration of the Garda Síochána during a specified period and on any significant developments in that regard during that period,
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and
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(c) to provide advice to the Authority and the Minister with regard to best policing practice.”,
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (3):
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“(3A) The Authority shall notify the Minister of a request made by it under subsection (2)(a) and shall, as soon as practicable, provide the Minister with a copy of any report received by it under subsection (2)(b).
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(3B) The Minister shall notify the Authority of a request made by him or her under subsection (2)(a) and may, if he or she considers it appropriate having regard to the functions of the Authority under this Act, provide the Authority with a copy of any report received by him or her under subsection (2)(b).”,
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and
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(c) in subsection (4), by the substitution of “subsection (2)(b) or (3A)” for “subsection (2)(b)”.
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