Regulation 3 Amendment of the Police (Efficiency) Regulations 1999
In regulation 3(1) (interpretation)—
(a)
for the definition of “countersigning officer” substitute—
““countersigning officer” means—
- (a)
a member of the police force concerned having supervisory responsibility and who (in a case where the reporting officer is a member of the force) is senior in rank to the reporting officer, or
- (b)
a person employed under section 15 of the 1996 Act who has supervisory responsibility for the reporting officer;”;
(b)
for the definition of “reporting officer” substitute—
““reporting officer” means the member of the police force concerned or the person employed under section 15 of the 1996 Act who, in either case, has the immediate supervisory responsibility for the member concerned;”.