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4.—(1) In the event of the death on or after 1st October 2008 of a person while subject to service law—
(a)a convening authority must have been appointed, or as soon as reasonably practicable be appointed, in relation to that event or to a category of matters which includes that event; and
(b)the convening authority must cause a service inquiry to be held, if he considers that anything of consequence to any of the regular or reserve forces which is not in his opinion apparent from the death may be learned by any of those forces by means of such an inquiry.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if a service, UK, British overseas territory or overseas police force is conducting, has conducted, or informs the convening authority that it will conduct, an investigation into the events which caused the death.
(3) Subject to paragraph (1)(b), where a convening authority is appointed in relation to a matter or a category of matters, he may cause a service inquiry to be held in relation to that matter or into any matter within that category.
(4) Notwithstanding anything in paragraphs (1) to (3), the Defence Council may cause a service inquiry to be held in relation to any matter connected with any of Her Majesty’s forces, and for that purpose may carry out, or appoint a person to carry out, any of a convening authority’s functions under these Regulations.
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