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(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997.
(2)These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 8th day of May,
- The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
- Regulation 5 of the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations, 1988 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1988 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (d) of paragraph
(1): "(
- d)the person has, before the first day of September in the year in which the said advertisement was so published, obtained (
- i)in the Leaving Certificate Examination of the Department of Education and Science or the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Examination of that Department (I) a grade not lower than C3 at Foundation Level, or a grade not lower than D3 at a level other than Foundation Level, in Irish, (II) a grade not lower than B3 at Foundation Level, or a grade not lower than D3 at a level other than Foundation Level, in Mathematics, and (III) a grade not lower than D3 in at least three other subjects (including English), or (
- ii)a grade not lower than the merit grade in the Leaving Certificate Applied of the Department of Education and Science, or (iii) grades in at least five subjects (including Irish, Mathematics and English) in another examination ("the other examination") of a kind that is, in the opinion of the Minister, of a standard not lower than the standard of either of the examinations referred to in clause (
- i)of this subparagraph, the grades aforesaid being grades that are, in the opinion of the Minister, equivalent to the grades specified in the said clause (i), or (
- iv)a grade in another assessment ("the other assessment") of a kind that includes Irish, Mathematics and English and is, in the opinion of the Minister, of a standard not lower than the standard of the assessment referred to in clause (
- ii)of this subparagraph, the grade aforesaid being a grade that is, in the opinion of the Minister, equivalent to the grade specified in the said clause (ii), and in clause (iii) of this subparagraph, the reference to the other examination includes a reference to a combination of two or more examinations of the kind referred to in that clause or of such an examination or examinations and either of the examinations referred to in clause (
- i)of this subparagraph, and in clause (
- iv)of this subparagraph, the reference to the other assessment includes a reference to a combination of two or more assessments of the kind referred to in that clause or of such an assessment or assessments and either of the examinations referred to in clause (
- i)of this subparagraph.". GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17 day of November, 1997. John O' Donoghue Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The Government hereby approve of the foregoing Regulations. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 18 day of November, 1997. Bertie Ahern Taoiseach. EXPLANATORY NOTE These Regulations prescribe the minimum educational qualifications for the admission of trainees to An Garda Síochána. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais