{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-14.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2016/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Conduct) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/14",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Appointment of investigator - Ombudsman",
  "text": "(1) Where section 56(1) or (1A) of the 1998 Act applies the Ombudsman shall appoint an officer of the Ombudsman to investigate the matter.\n(2) Where the matter has been referred to the Chief Constable under section 54(3)(b) of the 1998 Act the Chief Constable shall appoint a police officer to investigate it formally on behalf of the Ombudsman in accordance with section 57 of the 1998 Act.\n(3) No person shall be appointed to investigate the matter under this regulation—\n(a) unless he has an appropriate level of knowledge, skills and experience to plan and manage the investigation;\n(b) if he is an interested party;\n(c) if he works, directly or indirectly, under the management of the member concerned; or\n(d) in a case where the member concerned is a senior officer, if he is—\n(i) the Chief Constable; or\n(ii) a member of the police service.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/41/regulation/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:58:35.878787+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."
}