Paragraph 3

(1)

Paragraph 3 shall be modified as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1) for “a police authority or chief officer” substitute “the Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)

for “police authority or chief officer” and “authority or chief officer” substitute (on each occasion) “Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”

(b)

for “decides” substitute “decides or decide” and

(c)

in paragraph (c) for “that complainant’s right to appeal” substitute “whether the complainant has a right to appeal”.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)

for “police authority or chief officer” substitute “Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”; and

(b)

after “paragraph” insert “if, but only if, the failure is in respect of conduct which the Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners is or are required to refer to the Commission under paragraph 4(1)(a) or (b).”.

(5)

In sub-paragraph (4)—

(a)

in paragraph (b) for “police authority or chief officer” substitute “Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”; and

(b)

for “a police authority or chief officer” substitute “the Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”.

(6)

In sub-paragraph (6) for—

(a)

“police authority or, as the case may be, the chief officer” substitute “Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or, as the case may be, the Commissioners”; and

(b)

“police authority or chief officer” substitute “Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”.