# Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, Article 7: Reference of complaints to Commission


(1) Where the appropriate authority decides under Article 5(3) or (5) or Article 6(3) to appoint a member of the police force or a member of another United Kingdom police force to investigate a complaint, the appropriate authority shall refer that complaint to the Commission.
(2) Where a complaint falls to be referred to the Commission under paragraph (1), it shall be the appropriate authority's duty to refer it to the Commission not later than the end of a period specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/938/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-order-1987/article-7
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