# The Armed Forces (Service Inquiries) Regulations 2008, Regulation 9: Termination of a service inquiry


(1) The convening authority in relation to a service inquiry may at any time issue a notice to the president terminating the inquiry from such date as is specified in the notice. The date specified may be the date of issue of the notice or any later date.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations a service inquiry comes to an end on—
(a) the date on which, in accordance with regulation 19, the convening authority declares a provisional report to be the final report; or
(b) any earlier date specified in a notice under paragraph (1) terminating the service inquiry.
(3) A notice given under paragraph (1) must state the convening authority’s reasons for terminating the service inquiry.
(4) The termination of a service inquiry by a notice under paragraph (1) shall be—
(a) subject to a duty to complete a service inquiry where there is a duty to hold a service inquiry under regulation 4(1); and
(b) without prejudice to the power of the convening authority under regulation 4(3) and the power of the Defence Council under regulation 4(4) to cause a further service inquiry to be held in relation to the same matter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1651/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-inquiries-regulations-2008/regulation-9
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