S.I. No. 120/1987:

GARDA SÍOCHÁNA (ASSOCIATIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987.

GARDA SÍOCHÁNA (ASSOCIATIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987.

I, GERARD COLLINS, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 13 of the Garda Síochána Act, 1924 (No. 25 of 1924), as amended by the Garda Síochána Act, 1977 (No. 24 of 1977), and section 14 of the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (No. 7 of 1925), hereby, with the approval of the Government, make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Garda Síochána (Associations) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. The First Schedule to the Garda Síochána (Associations) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 135 of 1978 ), is hereby amended by--

(a) the substitution in Article 3 (3) for "January" of "October", and

(b) the substitution in Article 7 (4) for "in the month of April" of "before the 31st day of May".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 23rd day of April, 1987.

GERARD COLLINS,

Minister for Justice.

The Government hereby approve the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 23rd day of April, 1987.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Garda Síochána (Associations) Regulations, 1978.