{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-complaints-etc-regulations-2000/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-complaints-etc-regulations-2000/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2000/318",
  "legislation_title": "Royal Ulster Constabulary (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-complaints-etc-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Definition of a complaint",
  "text": "It is for the Ombudsman to determine what constitutes a complaint under Section (52)(8) of the Act of 1998, subject to the following exceptions;\n(a) a complaint in so far as it relates to the direction and control of the police force by the Chief Constable; or\n(b) a complaint about members not on duty, unless the fact of being a member is relevant to the complaint; or\n(c) a complaint about a civilian employed at police establishments;\nshall not constitute a complaint under Section (52)(8) of the Act of 1998.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in operation at 6.11.2000, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/318/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:14:16.082986+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."
}