Garda Síochána (Promotion) Regulations, 1960

• Jurisdiction: Ireland

I, OSCAR TRAYNOR, Minister for Justice, with the approval of the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 14 of the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (No. 7 of 1925), and subsection (3) of section 1 of the Garda Síochána Act, 1958 (No. 14 of 1958), hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Garda Síochána (Promotion) Regulations, 1960. 2. In these Regulations—

"the Irish Proficiency Test" means the oral examination in Irish known by that name which is conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners;

"the Regulations of 1925" means the Garda Síochána (Promotion) Regulations, 1925, as amended by subsequent regulations. 3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations. 4. The Regulations specified in the Schedule hereto are hereby revoked. 5. (1) Subject as hereinafter provided, a Guard shall not be eligible for promotion to the rank of Sergeant unless—

(a) he has passed or is exempted under these Regulations from passing an examination in educational subjects and an examination in police duties, which examinations are in these Regulations referred to as the Class III Promotion Examinations, and

(b) if he joined the Garda Síochána after the 1st day of January, 1943, and is selected for promotion after the 1st day of June, 1960—he has passed the Irish Proficiency Test.

(2) A proportion of vacancies in the rank of Sergeant, not exceeding twenty-five per cent., may be filled by the promotion of Guards who have shown special zeal and ability in the performance of their duties, notwithstanding that they may not have passed the Class III Promotion Examinations or the Irish Proficiency Test.

(3) Until the 1st day of April, 1963, a woman Guard may be promoted to the rank of Sergeant without having passed the Class III Promotion Examinations or the Irish Proficiency Test. 6. The Class III Promotion Examinations shall be conducted by means of written papers or oral examinations or by means of both written papers and oral examinations upon the following subjects:—

(a) Examination in Educational subjects. Irish. English Composition (including the summarising of a passage in English). Arithmetic. Geography. (b) Examination in Police duties. Criminal Law and Procedure. Police and Detective Duties. General and Routine Orders. 7. Promotion to the rank of Sergeant shall be by selection of eligible Guards, but a proportion of the vacancies may be reserved for competitive examinations confined to selected Guards who are eligible for promotion. 8. (1) A sergeant shall not be eligible for promotion to the rank of Station Sergeant unless—

(a) he has passed or is exempted under these Regulations from passing the Class I Examination in educational subjects and the Class I Examination in police duties, and

(b) if he joined the Garda Síochána after the 1st day of January, 1943—he has passed the Irish Proficiency Test.

(2) A sergeant who before the 1st day of January, 1952, passed the former Class II Examination in educational subjects shall for the purposes of this Regulation be deemed to have passed the Class I Examination in educational subjects. 9. (1) All vacancies in the rank of Station Sergeant shall be filled by promotion of eligible Sergeants.

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