# Royal Ulster Constabulary (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 3

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purposes of regulation 25 a complaint is a repetitious one if, and only if—
(a) it is substantially the same as a previous complaint (whether made by or on behalf of the same or a different complainant);
(b) it contains no fresh allegations which significantly affect the account of the conduct complained of;
(c) no fresh evidence, being evidence which was not reasonably available at the time the previous complaint was made, is tendered in support of it; and
(d) such action as is referred to in regulation 25(2) has been taken, as respects the previous complaint.
(2) The condition in sub-paragraph (1)(d) shall be satisfied if, as respects the previous complaint—
(a) the requirements of Section 10(5), (6) and (7) of the Order of 1987 were complied with; or
(b) the requirements of Sections 58 and 59 of the Act of 1998 were complied with; or
(c) the complainant gave such a notification as is mentioned in regulation 20(1); or
(d) the Ombudsman, under regulation 25, dispensed with the requirements mentioned in paragraph (1) of that regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/318/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-complaints-etc-regulations-2000/schedule/paragraph-3
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