The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendment of regulation 58

27.—(1) Regulation 58 (senior officers: meeting of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, for “meeting” substitute “further hearing”.

(3) In paragraph (3), for “meet” substitute “hold a further hearing”.

(4) In paragraph (4), for “meeting” substitute “further hearing”.

(5) After paragraph (4), insert—

“(4A) The MOD Police Committee may appoint a person (who may be a relevant lawyer) to advise it at the further hearing.”.

(6) In paragraph (5)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (c), insert—

“(ca) regulation 45A(4) (national security: power to give directions in relation to special case hearings);”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (d), for “and (3)” substitute “, (3) and (4)”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

“(da) regulation 52A (notification of special case hearings);”;

(d) omit sub-paragraph (g).

(7) In paragraph (6)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i) omit “the Chair of”; and

(ii) omit the “and” at the end;

(b) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“(c) in regulation 52A—

(i) paragraph (2)(b) is omitted;

(ii) in paragraph (3), “, having been informed of the specified date,” is omitted;

(iii) paragraph (5)(b) is omitted.”.