Regulation 38 Combining and splitting investigations
Where an investigation is being carried out under regulation 33, the appropriate authority may—
combine that investigation with another such investigation; or
split that investigation into two or more such separate investigations,
if it considers that it is more efficient and effective, or is otherwise in the public interest, to do so.
Where an investigation is being carried out under regulation 34 or 36, the Commissioner may—
combine that investigation with another investigation; or
split that investigation into two or more separate investigations,
if the Commissioner considers that it is more efficient and effective, or is otherwise in the public interest, to do so.
In relation to an investigation being carried out under regulation 34, the Commissioner may only take action under paragraph (2) after consultation with the appropriate authority.
Nothing in this regulation prevents the Commissioner from determining that—
where an investigation is split into two or more separate investigations, those investigations may take different forms;
two or more separate investigations which take different forms (including an investigation being carried out by the appropriate authority on its own behalf) may be combined into a single investigation.