Regulation 44 Combining and splitting investigations
Where the Minister is carrying out an investigation on the Minister’s own behalf under regulation 39, the Minister may—
combine that investigation with another such investigation; or
split that investigation into two or more such separate investigations,
if the Minister considers that it is more efficient and effective, or is otherwise in the public interest, to do so.
In the case of an investigation under the direction of the Director General under regulation 40 or 41 or by the Director General under regulation 42, the Director General may—
combine that investigation with another investigation; or
split that investigation into two or more separate investigations,
if the Director General considers that it is more efficient and effective, or is otherwise in the public interest, to do so.
The Director General must consult the Minister before taking any action under paragraph (2) in relation to an investigation under the direction of the Director General.
Nothing in this regulation prevents the Director General from determining—
that where an investigation is split into two or more separate investigations, those investigations may take different forms; or
that two or more separate investigations which take different forms (including an investigation being carried out by the Minister on the Minister’s own behalf) may be combined into a single investigation.