{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-14C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-14C.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/30",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/14C",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "14C",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) It shall be the duty of the appropriate authority to refer a DSI matter to the Director General.\n(2) The appropriate authority must do so within such period as may be provided for by regulations made by the Secretary of State.\n(3) A matter that has already been referred to the Director General under this paragraph on a previous occasion , or that has been treated as having been so referred by virtue of paragraph 14CA, shall not be required to be referred again under this paragraph unless the Director General so directs.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Pt. 2A (paras. 14A-14D) inserted (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 160, 178, Sch. 12 para. 12; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(w)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 8.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 56(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 56(6)); S.I. 2017/1249, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 14C(3) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 17(8), s. 183(1)(5)(e); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(e) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 14C applied (with modifications) (28.12.2005) by virtue of The Revenue and Customs (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3311), reg. 3(4)(6), Sch. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/schedule/3/paragraph/14C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:50.998378+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."
}