Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na Pay Order, 1951.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: —(1) This Order may be cited as the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na Pay Order, 1951.
(2) This Order shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 15th day of January, 1951.
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.
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paragraphs: In this Order—
the expression "the Minister" means the Minister for Justice,
the expression "the Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na,
the expression "the Force" means the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na.
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paragraphs: Subject to the provisions of this Order, the pay of members of the Force shall be in accordance with the following rates and scales :—
The Commissioner
£2,085
per annum
Deputy Commissioners
£1,605
" "
Assistant Commissioners
£1,430
" "
Surgeon—On appointment
£1,165
" "
After one year from appointment
£1,200
" "
After two years from appointment
£1,235
" "
Second Grade per annum
First Grade per annum
Chief Superintendents :
£
£
On appointment
995
1,165
After 1 year from appointment
1,028
1,200
" 2 years " "
1,066
1,235
" 3 years " "
1,125
—
Superintendents :
On appointment
582
813
After 1 year from appointment
610
841
" 2 years " "
643
868
" 3 years " "
670
896
" 4 years " "
698
907
" 5 years " "
725
—
" 6 years " "
753
—
" 7 years " "
780
—
Inspectors :
On appointment
£505
per annum
After 1 year from appointment
£522
""
" 2 years " "
£538
""
" 3 years " "
£555
""
" 4 years " "
£566
""
Station Sergeants :
On appointment
183/8
per week
After 1 year from appointment
188/1
""
After 2 years " "
191/11
""
Sergeants :
On appointment
161/8
""
After 1 year from appointment
165/6
""
" 2 years " "
169/5
""
" 3 years " "
173/3
""
" 4 years " "
177/1
""
" 5 years " "
180/11
""
Guards :
On appointment and during period of training
92/11
""
During remainder of period of probation after completion of period of training
}
115/6
103/11
""
After one year from appointment or end of period of probation (whichever is the later)
}
118/3
112/2
per week
After 2 years from appointment
120/5
114/11
" "
" 3 " " "
122/8
117/8
" "
" 4 " " "
*125/5
123/9
" "
" 5 " " "
127/7
125/11
" "
" 6 " " "
130/4
128/2
" "
" 7 " " "
133/1
130/4
" "
" 8 " " "
135/10
132/6
" "
" 9 " " "
138/7
134/9
" "
" 10" " "
138/7
136/11
" "
" 11" " "
139/2
" "
" 12" " "
14¼
" "
" 13" " "
143/6
" "
" 14" " "
145/9
" "
" 15" " "
147/11
" "
" 16" " "
147/11
" "
" 17" " "
147/11
" "
" 18" " "
150/8
" "
" 19" " "
150/8
" "
" 20" " "
150/8
" "
" 21" " "
150/8
" "
" 22" " "
153/5
" "
" 25" " "
156/2
" "
* These rates are applicable to Guards who joined before 1st January, 1943.
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paragraphs: The scale for Guards in Article 4 of this Order shall be subject to the following conditions :—
(a) on first appointment a Guard shall be regarded as on probation. The normal period of probation shall be one year, but this period may be extended by the Commissioner to 18 months if at the end of the first year the Guard has not made sufficient progress for his appointment to be confirmed, but it is desired to give him a further opportunity of showing that he is likely to become an efficient policeman ;
(b) a Guard shall receive his first increment at the end of one year or at such later date as his appointment may be confirmed, and all subsequent increments up to the increment bringing his pay to 147/11 weekly shall, subject to paragraph (d) of these conditions, be automatic on his completing 2 years, 3 years and so on, reckoned from the date of his first appointment ;
(c) the grant of the additional long service increments, that is to say, the last three increments on the scale, shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner : subject to aGuard's good conduct and efficient service he shall be eligible to receive the first of such increments (2/9 in amount) after service at the ordinary maximum (147/11 weekly) for three years, and the second such increment after a further four years' service subject to the same conditions as to conduct and efficiency : the third long service increment shall be payable only to a Guard who has completed 25 years' service and has shown sustained zeal and efficiency in the performance of his duties, and in the case of a Guard whose previous service has been reckoned, under Article 10 or 11 of this Order or under any corresponding provision of any Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na Pay Order made before the commencement of this Order, for the purposes of pay, he shall be deemed, for the purposes of this paragraph, to have served at the ordinary maximum for as many years as his total service exceeds fifteen years' service ;
(d) A Guard serving in the Detective Branch who has completed his period of probationary service, may, at the discretion of the Commissioner, be granted a special advance of two increments in the ordinary scale while he continues to serve in that Branch.
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paragraphs: Superintendents serving in the Dublin Metropolitan Division shall be entitled to the following scales of pay in lieu of those set out in Article 4 of this Order :—
On appointment
£676
per annum.
After 1 year from appointment
£709
" "
" 2 years " "
£742
" "
" 3 " " "
£780
" "
" 4 " " "
£813
" "
" 5 " " "
£846
" "
" 6 " " "
£879
" "
" 7 " " "
£907
" "
If a superintendent is transferred from the Dublin Metropolitan Division, the Minister may, if the transfer is not by way of disciplinary punishment, authorise him to retain as a personal scale the scale to which he was entitled prior to such transfer.
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paragraphs: The Deputy Commissioner who formerly served as Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police shall, while he continues to hold the office of Deputy Commissioner, be entitled to a personal salary of £1,725 per annum.
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paragraphs: Every member of the Force serving as such at the commencement of this Order shall enter the scale of pay appropriate to him in accordance with this Order with benefit of increments appropriate to his period of service in his existing or in a higher rank, and his incremental date shall remain unchanged.
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paragraphs: When a member of the Force has been reduced in rank, or in grade of rank, the period of his previous service in any higher rank or grade may be reckoned for the purpose of increment of pay in the rank or grade to which he has been reduced.
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paragraphs: When a member of the Force (having completed his period, if any, of probationary service) resigns and is subsequently allowed to rejoin the Force, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, allow the previous service of such member to be reckoned either in whole or in part as he may think fit for the purposes of pay after rejoining
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paragraphs: When a member of the Force (having completed his period, if any, of probationary service) is dismissed and is subsequently reinstated in the Force, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, and subject to the sanction of the Minister for Finance, allow the previous service of such member to be reckoned either in whole or in part as he may think fit for the purposes of pay after reinstatement.
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paragraphs: —(1) In this Article—
the expression "the 1920 Order" means the Dublin Metropolitan Police Pay Order, 1920.
the expression "the 1922 Order" means the Dublin Metropolitan Police Pensions Order, 1922.