S.I. No. 345/1974 - Garda Síochána (Retirement) (No. 3) Regulations, 1974.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Garda Síochána (Retirement) (No. 3) Regulations, 1974.

2. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. The Garda Síochána (Retirement) Regulations, 1934 (S.R. & O., No. 146 of 1934), are hereby amended by the insertion after subparagraph (8) (inserted by the Garda Síochána (Retirement) (No. 2) Regulations, 1974 (

S.I. No. 266 of 1974

)) of paragraph 5 of the following subparagraph—

"(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, those members of the Garda Síochána who would be due to retire under the provisions of the said subparagraph (1) during the period from the 1st day of December, 1974, to the 28th day of February, 1975, may continue to serve in an established capacity in the Garda Síochána during, in the case of each such member, the period from the date on which he would have retired as aforesaid to the 1st day of March, 1975."

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 29th day of November, 1974.

PATRICK COONEY,

Minister for Justice.

The Government hereby approve of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 29th day of

November, 1974.

LIAM MAC COSGAIR,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations provide for an extension to 1st March, 1975, of the service of those members of the Garda Síochána who are due to retire on reaching the statutory age limit between 1st December, 1974 and 28th February, 1975.

I, PATRICK COONEY, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 14

of the

Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925

(No. 7 of 1925), hereby, with the approval of the Government, make the following regulations