S.I. No. 849/2005 - Garda Siochana (Ranks) Order, 2005

1. This Order may be cited as the Garda Síochána (Ranks) Order 2005.

2. It is hereby determined that the Garda Síochána shall be divided into the ranks specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order and that each rank shall consist of not more than the number of members of the Garda Síochána specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the mention of the rank in column (1).

3. The Garda Síochána (Ranks) (No. 2) Order 2004 (

S.I. No 726 of 2004

) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Rank of Garda Síochána

Maximum Number of Members of Garda Síochána of each rank

(1)

(2)

1.

Commissioner

1

2.

Deputy Commissioner

3

3.

Assistant Commissioner

12

4.

Surgeon

1

5.

Chief Superintendent

53

6.

Superintendent

182

7.

Inspector

322

8.

Sergeant

2,054

9.

Garda

10,600

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

20 December 2005

Bertie Ahern

Taoiseach

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Order prescribes the ranks of the Garda Síochána and the maximum number of members of each rank.

Statutory Instruments

S.I No. 849 of 2005

GARDA SIOCHANA (RANKS) ORDER, 2005

GARDA SÍOCHÁNA (RANKS) ORDER, 2005

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Garda Síochána Act 1972 (No. 2 of 1972), hereby order as follows:-