Royal Ulster Constabulary (Complaints) (Informal Resolution) Regulations 2000

Interpretation

2.  The following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—

“Chief Constable” shall be construed as including a reference to an officer discharging the functions of the Chief Constable;

“complainant” means the person by or on behalf of whom a complaint is submitted;

“complaint” means a complaint to which Section 50 of the Act of 1998 applies and “copy of the complaint”, in the case of a complaint made orally, shall include a copy of the record of the complaint;

“Director” means the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;

“member” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, or of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve;

“member concerned” in relation to a complaint, means the member about whose conduct the complaint is made;

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

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

“the appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to a senior officer, the Police Authority,

(b)

in relation to any other member, the Chief Constable;

“the appointed member” means the member appointed for the informal resolution of complaints under Section 53(4) of the Act of 1998;

“the Ombudsman” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland established under Section 51 of the Act of 1998.