The Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations 2000

Interpretation

4.  In these Regulations, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them—

“appropriate officer” means an assistant chief constable;

“authorised officer” means an officer of the Ombudsman authorised for the purpose of attending hearings;

“the Act of 1998” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;

“an interested party” means a witness or any person involved in the conduct which is the subject of the case or who otherwise has a direct interest in the case;

“the Appeals Regulations” means the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Appeals) Regulations 2000(1);

“appropriate standard” means the standard set out in the Code of Conduct (Schedule 4);

“Code of Conduct” means that which is contained in Schedule 4 of these regulations;

“commander” means a Commander of the Metropolitan Police;

“complaint” means a complaint to which section 50 of the Act of 1998 applies;

“Ombudsman” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland established by section 51 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;

“inspector”, “superintendent” and “assistant chief constable” include officers holding those ranks in a police force or police forces in Great Britain;

“investigating officer” includes a police officer to which section 57 of the Act of 1998 applies or an officer of the Ombudsman to which section 56 of the Act of 1998 applies;

“member” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; or a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve appointed on either a full-time or a part-time basis;

“member concerned” means the member in relation to whose conduct there has been a report, complaint or allegation;

“police force in Great Britain” has the meaning assigned to a police force in the Police Act 1996(2) or a police force in the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(3) as the case may be;

“police officer” means a member or a member of a police force in Great Britain;

“senior officer” means a police officer holding the rank of chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable.

(1)

To be introduced concurrently with these regulations

(2)

1996 c. 16

(3)

1967 c. 77