# The Authorised Investigators (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2026, Regulation 6: Application of the 2002 Act


(1) The following sections of the 2002 Act apply to the exercise by authorised investigators of their authorised functions with the modifications set out in paragraph (2)—
(a) section 9 (the Independent Office for Police Conduct);
(b) section 19 (use of investigatory powers by or on behalf of the Director General); and
(c) section 22 (power of the Director General to issue guidance).
(2) Section 22 of the 2002 Act applies as if—
(a) for subsection (1) there were substituted—
“(1) The Director General may issue guidance to the Public Sector Fraud Authority, public sector fraud investigators or any person the Director General sees fit concerning the exercise or performance, by the persons to whom the guidance is issued, of any powers or duties specified in subsection (2).”;
(b) in subsection (2)(b)(iii) for “persons serving with the police” there were substituted “public sector fraud investigators”;
(c) for subsection (3) there were substituted—
“(3) Before issuing any guidance under this section, the Director General must consult the Public Sector Fraud Authority and any person the Director General sees fit.”;
(d) in subsection (5)(b) for “appropriate authority” there were substituted “Minister for the Cabinet Office”.
(3) Where a provision listed in paragraph (1) (as modified by paragraph (2)) contains a term that is defined in these Regulations, the definition given in these Regulations, rather than any definition contained in a provision of, or another provision made under, the 2002 Act, applies for the purposes of the application of the relevant provision in relation to the exercise by authorised investigators of their authorised functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1098/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-investigators-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2026/regulation-6
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