Regulation 4 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the appropriate officer” means—

  1. (a)

     where the member concerned is a member of the metropolitan police force or the City of London police force, an assistant commissioner in that police force;

  2. (b)

     in any other case, an assistant chief constable;

• “appropriate standard” means the standard set out in the Code of Conduct;

• “the Assistant Commissioner”, in relation to the metropolitan police force, means the assistant commissioner for the time being authorised under section 8 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1856^f1;

• “Authority” means the Police Complaints Authority;

• “Code of Conduct” means the code of conduct contained in Schedule 1;

• “complaint” has the meaning assigned to it by section 65 of the 1996 Act;

• “an interested party” means a witness or any person involved in the conduct which is the subject of the case or who otherwise has a direct interest in the case;

• “member concerned” means the officer in relation to whose conduct there has been a report, complaint or allegation;

• “police force concerned” means, in relation to a person whose conduct is the subject of a report, complaint or allegation, the police force of which he is a member; and any reference to the chief officer concerned is a reference to the chief officer of that force;

• “supervising officer” means the officer appointed under regulation 7 to supervise the investigation of the case; and

• “the 1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a regulation or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to a regulation or Schedule contained in these Regulations.