The BCC said the paternity leave rules, coming into force at the same time as the phasing out of the default retirement age, were too much to cope with.
The chief constable will then begin to look at phasing out the full-time Police Reserve, which has been one of the most controversial parts of the reform programme to unionists.
At a minimum, the Ottawa treaty will require the phasing out of such mines within a fixed period of time -- whether alternatives capable of performing the mission have been discovered, or not.