Constabulary (Ireland) Act 1866
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1866 c. 103 |
| Year | 1866 |
Constabulary (Ireland) Act, 1866
(29 & 30 Vict.) C A P. CIII.
An Act to amend an Act to consolidate the Laws relating to the Constabulary Force inIreland .
[10th August 1866]
W HEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Laws relating to the Constabulary Force inIreland : Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:
Preliminary.
1 Interpretation of Terms.
1. The following Terms in this Act have the Meanings hereinafter assigned to them; (that is to say,)
‘Lord Lieutenant’ means the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors ofIreland :
‘Members of the Constabulary Force’ means Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, Assistant Inspectors General, Commandant of the Dept, Surgeon, and every County Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Barrack Master of the Dept, Head Constable, Constable, Acting Constable, and Sub-Constable of Constabulary inIreland :
‘Head and other Constables’ means every Head Constable, Constable, Acting Constable, and Sub-Constable of Constabulary inIreland .
2 Power to Lord Lieutenant to fix revised Salaries for Constabulary Force.
2. It shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant to fix and appoint such revised annual Salaries as to him may from Time to Time seem proper, not exceeding the several Sums herein-after specified, to be paid in such Manner and subject to such Regulations and Provisions as he may direct, to the several Persons herein-after mentioned; (that is to say,)
1. To each County Inspector of the First Class, an annual Salary not exceeding Three hundred Pounds:
2. To each County Inspector of the Second Class, an annual Salary not exceeding Two hundred and seventy Pounds:
3. To each Sub-Inspector of the First Class, an annual Salary not exceeding Two hundred Pounds:
4. To each Sub-Inspector of the Second Class, an annual Salary not exceeding One hundred and fifty Pounds:
5. To each Sub-Inspector of the Third Class, an annual Salary not exceeding One hundred and twenty-five Pounds:
6. To each Head Constable Major, an annual Salary not exceeding Eighty Pounds Four Shillings:
7. To the Head Constable of the First Class, an annual Salary not exceeding Seventy Pounds Four Shillings:
8. To Twelve Head Constables of the First Class, of long Service or superior Merit, but ineligible for further Promotion, an Addition to their respective Salaries of Ten Poundsper Annum each, making their total Salaries respectively Eighty Pounds Four Shillings per Annum each:
9. To each Head Constable of the Second Class, an annual Salary not exceeding Sixty-one Pounds Two Shillings:
10. To Twelve Head Constables of the Second Class, of long Service or superior Merit, but ineligible for further Promotion, an Addition of Ten Poundsper Annum , making their total Salaries respectively Seventy-one Pounds Two Shillings per Annum :
11. To each Constable, an annual Salary not exceeding Forty-nine Pound Eight Shillings:
12. To Fifteen Constables, of long Service or superior Merit, but ineligible for Promotion, an Addition of Four Poundsper Annum each, making their total Salaries Fifty-three Pounds Eight Shillings per Annum each:
13. To each Acting Constable, an annual Salary not exceeding Forty-four Pounds Four Shillings:
14. To each Sub-Constable under Six Months Service, an annual Salary not exceeding Thirty-one Pounds Four Shillings:
15. To each Sub-Constable of Six Months and under Six Years Service, an annual Salary not exceeding Thirty-six Pounds Eight Shillings:
16. To each Sub-Constable of Six Years and under Twelve Years Service, an annual Salary of Thirty-nine Pounds:
17. To each Sub-Constable of Twelve Years and under Twenty Years Service, an annual Salary of Forty-one Pounds Twelve Shillings:
18. To each Sub-Constable of Twenty Years Service and upwards an annual Salary of Forty-two Pounds Eighteen Shillings:
Such increased Salaries to take effect from and after the First Day ofApril One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and to be in addition to the Good-Service Pay at present authorized, viz ., to Five County Inspectors, Fifty Pounds per Annum each; to Six Sub-Inspectors of the First Class, Thirty Pounds per Annum each; and to Twenty-three Sub-Inspectors, whether of the Second or Third Class, Twelve Pounds per Annum each; such increased Salaries to be payable to such Persons only as had not ceased to be Members of the Constabulary Force before the First Day of August One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six:
Providedalways, that from the Date at which Payments at the Rates herein-before mentioned shall take effect, all Long-Service Allowances received before the passing of this Act by any Member of the Constabulary Force shall be discontinued, with the Exception of the Sub-Inspectors of the Second Class transferred from the Revenue Police to the Constabulary, or any other Sub-Inspectors of the Second Class at any Time in receipt of Thirty-six Poundsper Annum Long-Service Pay, who shall be paid at the Rate of their present Salaries with their present Long-Service Pay until promoted to the Rank of Sub-Inspector of the First Class, when they shall be paid at the same Rate as the other Sub-Inspectors of that Class are authorized to be paid under this Act.
3 Regulations made by 10 & 11 Vict. c. 100. for Deduction of 2l per Cent. for Superannuation Fund to cease.
3. And whereas by an Act passed in the Tenth and Eleventh Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty (Chapter One hundred) Regulations were made for the Formation of a Superannuation Fund for the Constabulary Force by a Deduction of Two Poundsper Centum per Annum from the Salary of each Member of such Force: Be it enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act such Deduction for such Superannuation Fund shall cease to be made.
4 Power to Lord Lieutenant to superannuate Head and other Constables.
4. And whereas it is expedient that the existing System of Superannuation Allowances to the Constabulary Force should be revised, so far as relates to Members of the said Force appointed after the passing of this Act: Be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant, under the Conditions...
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