Regulation 4 Investigation of complaint
Where a complaint regarding the conduct of a senior police member of NCIS is—
submitted to the NCIS Service Authority, or
is sent to the NCIS Service Authority under regulation 3(2),
it shall record, and subject to paragraph (2), investigate it.
If satisfied that the conduct complained of, even if proved, would not justify criminal or disciplinary proceedings, the NCIS Service Authority may deal with the complaint according to its discretion.
In any other case, the NCIS Service Authority shall appoint a member of a police force to investigate the complaint.
If the NCIS Service Authority requests the chief officer of police of a police force to provide a member of his force for appointment under paragraph (3), the said officer shall comply with the request.
No member of a police force of a rank lower than that of the member whose conduct is the subject of the complaint may be appointed under paragraph (3).
Unless an investigation under this regulation is supervised by the PCA under regulation 7, the investigating officer shall submit his report to the NCIS Service Authority.