# The Police (Conduct) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 13: Appointment of investigator


(1) This regulation applies where the matter is to be investigated in accordance with regulation 15.
(2) The appropriate authority shall appoint a person to investigate the matter.
(3) No person shall be appointed to investigate the matter under this regulation—
(a) unless he has an appropriate level of knowledge, skills and experience to plan and manage the investigation;
(b) if he is an interested party;
(c) if he works, directly or indirectly, under the management of the member concerned; or
(d) in a case where the member concerned is a senior officer, if he is—
(i) the Chief Constable; or
(ii) a member of the police service.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/41/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-13
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.