Regulation 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “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;

• “countersigning officer” means a member of the police force concerned having supervisory responsibility and who is senior in rank to the reporting officer;

• “first interview” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 4;

• “inefficiency hearing” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 12(2);

• “interviewing officer” means the officer who conducts a first interview;

• “member concerned” means the member of a police force in respect of whom proceedings under these Regulations are, or are proposed to be, taken;

• “personnel officer” means a person employed under section 15 of the 1996 Act or a member of a police force who, in either case, has responsibility for personnel matters relating to members of the police force concerned;

• “police force concerned” means the police force of which the member concerned is a member;

• “reporting officer” means the member of the police force concerned who has the immediate supervisory responsibility for the member concerned;

• “second interview” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 8(2);

• “senior manager” means—

  1. (a)

     the officer who is for the time being the supervisory officer of the person who is, in relation to the member concerned, the countersigning officer; or

  2. (b)

     where the member concerned is of the rank of superintendent, his supervising officer;

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

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