{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ncis-discipline-senior-police-members-regulations-1998/regulation-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ncis-discipline-senior-police-members-regulations-1998/regulation-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/636",
  "legislation_title": "The NCIS (Discipline) (Senior Police Members) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ncis-discipline-senior-police-members-regulations-1998",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Punishment",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of regulations 8, 18(1)(c) or 19(1), the punishments which may be recommended or imposed shall be—\n(a) dismissal from NCIS;\n(b) requirement to resign from NCIS as an alternative to dismissal, either forthwith or on such date as may be specified in the recommendation or decision;\n(c) reprimand.\n(2) Where the question of the punishment to be imposed is being considered by the appropriate authority under regulation 8 or 19(1)—\n(a) it shall have regard to the accused’s record of service with NCIS and service as a member of a police force or with the National Crime Squad and may receive evidence from any witness whose evidence would, in its opinion, assist it in determining the question, and\n(b) the accused, or his representative, shall be afforded an opportunity to make oral, or if he thinks fit, written representations as respects the question or to adduce evidence relevant thereto.\n(3) Regulation 13(7) shall apply to proceedings at which such evidence as is referred to in paragraph 2(a) or (b) or such oral representations as are referred to in paragraph (2)(b) is given or are made as it applies to the proceedings before the tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/636/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:35:19.761370+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}