<?php 
  /*
   * Function now meets Cake standards and best practices
   * Thanks to Mariano Iglesias for suggestion
   */ 
  function getRules( $groupId = '(-1)') {
    $conditions = "CakeRule.group_id IN {$groupId}";
	$fields     = 'CakeRule.rulenum, CakeRule.action, CakeRule.allow ';
	$order      = 'CakeRule.group_id ASC, CakeGroup.security_level DESC, CakeRule.rulenum ASC';
	$data       = $this->findAll( $conditions, $fields, $order, null, 1, 0);
	return $data;
  }
?>