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1. GARDA SIOCHANA PAY ORDER,
2. WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section

section 12

the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (No. 7

1925), that the Minister for Justice may with the sanction

the Minister for Finance from time to time by order regulate and appoint the rates

pay and allowances (including conditions applicable thereto) to be paid to the several ranks and to the several grades

each rank

the

ficers and men

the Garda Síochána : AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section

the said section 12 that before making an order under that section the Minister for Justice shall cause the draft

the Order to be submitted to the several representative bodies representing the several ranks and grades

the Garda Síochána who would be affected by the Order when made and shall consider any representations made to him in respect

the draft Order by any such representative body : AND WHEREAS before making this Order the Minister for Justice duly caused the draft thereof to be submitted to the several representative bodies representing the several ranks and grades

the Garda Síochána who would be affected by this Order when made, and has considered the representations made to him in respect

the said draft Order by such representative bodies : NOW, I, GERALD BOLAND, Minister for Justice, in exercise

the powers conferred on me by section 12

the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (No. 7

1925), and

every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, and with the sanction

the Minister for Finance, testified by his

ficial seal affixed hereto do hereby order as follows :— 1.—

January,

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38

1937), applies to this Order. 3. In this Order— the expression "the Minister" means the Minister for Justice, the expression "the Commissioner" means the Commissioner

the Garda Síochána, the expression "the Force" means the Garda Síochána. 4. Subject to the provisions

this Order, the pay

members

the Force shall be in accordance with the following rates and scales :— The Commissioner £2,085 per annum Deputy Commissioners £1,605 " " Assistant Commissioners £1,430 " " Surgeon—On appointment £1,165 " " After one year from appointment £1,200 " " After two years from appointment £1,235 " " Second Grade per annum First Grade per annum Chief Superintendents : £ £ On appointment 995 1,165 After 1 year from appointment 1,028 1,200 " 2 years " " 1,066 1,235 " 3 years " " 1,125 — Superintendents : On appointment 582 813 After 1 year from appointment 610 841 " 2 years " " 643 868 " 3 years " " 670 896 " 4 years " " 698 907 " 5 years " " 725 — " 6 years " " 753 — " 7 years " " 780 — Inspectors : On appointment £505 per annum After 1 year from appointment £522 "" " 2 years " " £538 "" " 3 years " " £555 "" " 4 years " " £566 "" Station Sergeants : On appointment 183/8 per week After 1 year from appointment 188/1 "" After 2 years " " 191/11 "" Sergeants : On appointment 161/8 "" After 1 year from appointment 165/6 "" " 2 years " " 169/5 "" " 3 years " " 173/3 "" " 4 years " " 177/1 "" " 5 years " " 180/11 "" Guards : On appointment and during period

training 92/11 "" During remainder

period

probation after completion

period

training } 115/6 103/11 "" After one year from appointment or end

period

probation (whichever is the later) } 118/3 112/2 per week After 2 years from appointment 120/5 114/11 " " " 3 " " " 122/8 117/8 " " " 4 " " " *125/5 123/9 " " " 5 " " " 127/7 125/11 " " " 6 " " " 130/4 128/2 " " " 7 " " " 133/1 130/4 " " " 8 " " " 135/10 132/6 " " " 9 " " " 138/7 134/9 " " " 10" " " 138/7 136/11 " " " 11" " " 139/2 " " " 12" " " 14¼ " " " 13" " " 143/6 " " " 14" " " 145/9 " " " 15" " " 147/11 " " " 16" " " 147/11 " " " 17" " " 147/11 " " " 18" " " 150/8 " " " 19" " " 150/8 " " " 20" " " 150/8 " " " 21" " " 150/8 " " " 22" " " 153/5 " " " 25" " " 156/2 " " * These rates are applicable to Guards who joined before 1st January, 1943. 5. The scale for Guards in Article 4

this Order shall be subject to the following conditions :— (a) on first appointment a Guard shall be regarded as on probation. The normal period

probation shall be one year, but this period may be extended by the Commissioner to 18 months if at the end

the first year the Guard has not made sufficient progress for his appointment to be confirmed, but it is desired to give him a further opportunity

showing that he is likely to become an efficient policeman ; (b) a Guard shall receive his first increment at the end

one year or at such later date as his appointment may be confirmed, and all subsequent increments up to the increment bringing his pay to 147/11 weekly shall, subject to paragraph (d)

these conditions, be automatic on his completing 2 years, 3 years and so on, reckoned from the date

his first appointment ; (c) the grant

the additional long service increments, that is to say, the last three increments on the scale, shall be at the discretion

the Commissioner : subject to aGuard's good conduct and efficient service he shall be eligible to receive the first

such increments (2/9 in amount) after service at the ordinary maximum (147/11 weekly) for three years, and the second such increment after a further four years' service subject to the same conditions as to conduct and efficiency : the third long service increment shall be payable only to a Guard who has completed 25 years' service and has shown sustained zeal and efficiency in the performance

his duties, and in the case

a Guard whose previous service has been reckoned, under Article 10 or 11

this Order or under any corresponding provision

any Garda Síochána Pay Order made before the commencement

this Order, for the purposes

pay, he shall be deemed, for the purposes

this paragraph, to have served at the ordinary maximum for as many years as his total service exceeds fifteen years' service ; (d) A Guard serving in the Detective Branch who has completed his period

probationary service, may, at the discretion

the Commissioner, be granted a special advance

two increments in the ordinary scale while he continues to serve in that Branch. 6. Superintendents serving in the Dublin Metropolitan Division shall be entitled to the following scales

pay in lieu

those set out in Article 4

this Order :— On appointment £676 per annum. After 1 year from appointment £709 " " " 2 years " " £742 " " " 3 " " " £780 " " " 4 " " " £813 " " " 5 " " " £846 " " " 6 " " " £879 " " " 7 " " " £907 " " If a superintendent is transferred from the Dublin Metropolitan Division, the Minister may, if the transfer is not by way

disciplinary punishment, authorise him to retain as a personal scale the scale to which he was entitled prior to such transfer. 7. The Deputy Commissioner who formerly served as Commissioner

the Dublin Metropolitan Police shall, while he continues to hold the

fice

Deputy Commissioner, be entitled to a personal salary

£1,725 per annum. 8. Every member

the Force serving as such at the commencement

this Order shall enter the scale

pay appropriate to him in accordance with this Order with benefit

increments appropriate to his period

service in his existing or in a higher rank, and his incremental date shall remain unchanged. 9. When a member

the Force has been reduced in rank, or in grade

rank, the period

his previous service in any higher rank or grade may be reckoned for the purpose

increment

pay in the rank or grade to which he has been reduced. 10. When a member

the Force (having completed his period, if any,

probationary service) resigns and is subsequently allowed to rejoin the Force, the Minister may, on the recommendation

the Commissioner, allow the previous service

such member to be reckoned either in whole or in part as he may think fit for the purposes

pay after rejoining 11. When a member

the Force (having completed his period, if any,

probationary service) is dismissed and is subsequently reinstated in the Force, the Minister may, on the recommendation

the Commissioner, and subject to the sanction

the Minister for Finance, allow the previous service

such member to be reckoned either in whole or in part as he may think fit for the purposes

pay after reinstatement. 12.—

or reference to the 1920 Order contained in the 1922 Order (except in Article 2 thereof) shall, in its application to any member

the Force to whom the 1922 Order applies, be construed and take effect as a mention

or reference to this Order, and the reference in Article 2

the 1922 Order to paragraph 2

Part III

the Schedule to the 1920 Order shall be construed as including a reference to paragraph (a)

Article 13

this Order. 13. The pay prescribed in this Order shall be subject— (a) in every case to a pension deduction at the rate

two and one half per cent. ; (b) to deductions in respect

disciplinary fines, mess debts and public property lost, destroyed or damaged ; (c) to such stoppages in respect

periods

illness, absence without leave, or suspension as may be prescribed by the Minister with the concurrence

the Minister for Finance. 14. The Gárda Síochána Pay Order, 1949 ( S.I. No. 205

1949 ) shall cease to have effect subject to the following provisions :— (a) any authorisation granted or continued in force as if it were granted under Article 6

the said Order shall continue in force as if it were granted under Article 6

this Order ; (b) any provisions prescribed or continued in force as if they were prescribed under paragraph (c)

Article 13

the said Order shall continue in force as if they were prescribed under paragraph (c)

Article 13

this Order. GIVEN under my

ficial Seal this 11th day

July, 1951. (Sgd.) GERALD BOLAND, Minister for Justice. I hereby sanction the foregoing Order. GIVEN under my

ficial Seal this 12th day

July, 1951. (Sgd.) SEAN MAC ENTEE, Minister for Finance. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government

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