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CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919

CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919 - LONG TITLE

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Royal Irish Constabulary
and Dublin Metropolitan Police.{1}
[20th November 1919]
S.1 rep. by 1970 c.9 (NI) s.33(2) sch.4

CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919 - SECT 2
Prohibition against constables being members of trade unions.

2.(1) Subject as aforesaid, it shall not be lawful for a member of
either police force to become, or after the expiration of one month
from the passing of this Act to be, a member of any trade union,
or of any association of which the objects or one of the objects
are or is to control or influence the pay, pensions, or conditions
of service of any police force; and any member of either force who
contravenes this provision shall be disqualified for continuing to be
a member of the force; and if any member of either force continues
to act as such after becoming so disqualified he shall forfeit all
pension rights and be disqualified for being thereafter employed in
any police force:

Provided that, where a man was a member of a trade union before
becoming a member of the force, he may, with the consent of the
chief officer, continue to be a member of that union during the
time of his service in the force.

(2) If any question arises whether any body or association is a
trade union or association to which this section applies, the
question shall be determined by the Lord Lieutenant.

CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919 - SECT 3
Penalty on persons causing disaffection, &c.

3. If any person causes, or attempts to cause, or does any act
calculated to cause disaffection amongst the members of any police
force, or induces, or attempts to induce, or does any act
calculated to induce any member of a police force to withhold his
services or to commit breaches of discipline, he shall be guilty of
a misdemeanour, and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment, ..., for a term not exceeding two years, or on
summary conviction, to imprisonment, ..., for a term not exceeding
three months, or to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or to both
such imprisonment and fine, and in either case, if a member of a
police force, shall forfeit all pension rights and be disqualified
for being a member of any police force.

S.4 rep. by 1970 c.9 (NI) s.33(2) sch.4. S.5 rep. by SLR (NI)
1954

CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919 - SECT 6
Amendment of 1915 c.32.

6. Subsection (2) of section one of the Irish Police (Naval and
Military Service) Act, 1915, shall have effect and shall be deemed
always to have had effect as if for the words "pensions and
allowances equal to one half the amount payable out of naval or
military funds" there were substituted the words "pensions and
allowances in addition to the amount payable out of naval, military
or air-force funds," and as if it authorised pensions and allowances
granted thereunder to be reckoned on the rate of pay which the man
would have been receiving at the date of his death or disablement
had he then been a member of the police force.

S.7 rep. by SLR (NI) 1954

CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919 - SECT 8
Penalty on unauthorised use of police uniform.

8. If any person not being a member of a police force wears
without the permission of the chief officer the uniform of either
police force, or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of
the distinctive marks of such uniform, he shall,

[(a)on summary conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding twenty-five
pounds, or to both such imprisonment and such fine; and

(b)on conviction on indictment, be liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding one hundred
pounds, or to both such imprisonment and such fine.]

Provided that this section shall not prevent persons from wearing
any uniform or dress in the course of a stage play or music hall
or circus performance.

CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919 - SECT 9
Interpretation and short title.

9.(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

The expression "chief officer" means in the case of the Royal Irish
Constabulary the Inspector-General ...;

The expression "pensions" includes gratuities; and

The expression "pensions and allowances of members" includes pensions
and allowances of widows or children of members.

(2) This Act may be cited as the Constabulary and Police (Ireland)
Act, 1919.