{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-special-constables-regulations-2013/regulation-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-special-constables-regulations-2013/regulation-14.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2013/43",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Service of Scotland (Special Constables) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-special-constables-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/14",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "The inquiry officer",
  "text": "(1) The inquiry officer must be selected by the deputy chief constable or, if regulation 12(2)(b) is applicable, the nominated officer.\n(2) The inquiry officer must be a constable of at least the rank of inspector.\n(3) The inquiry officer must not be—\n(a) the chief constable;\n(b) a deputy chief constable;\n(c) the misconduct officer;\n(d) any constable who the deputy chief constable or, if regulation 12(2)(b) is applicable, the nominated officer considers is or appears to be a material witness to the report, complaint or allegation which has been received; or\n(e) any other constable who the deputy chief constable or, if regulation 12(2)(b) is applicable, the nominated officer considers is or appears to be an interested party.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 14 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/43/regulation/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:41:04.448961+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."
}