Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about policing in Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2000 c. 32
Territorial extent	Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	23 November 2000
Other legislation
Amended by	Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act renamed the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).^[1] It also created the Northern Ireland Policing Board and District Police Partnerships.^[2] The act was designed to gain cross-community support for law enforcement in Northern Ireland with several initiatives included in the act, including a change of oath of office and a 50:50 recruitment policy for Protestants and Roman Catholics.

The Bill for this Act received its first reading in the House of Commons on 16 May 2000.^[3]

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^ Hansard (House of Commons). Vol 350. Col 161.