# The Police (Conduct) Regulations 1999, Regulation 4: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the appropriate officer” means—
(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;
(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;
“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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/730/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-1999/regulation-4
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