# Royal Ulster Constabulary (Complaints) (Informal Resolution) Regulations 2000, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

The following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
“Chief Constable” shall be construed as including a reference to an officer discharging the functions of the Chief Constable;
“complainant” means the person by or on behalf of whom a complaint is submitted;
“complaint” means a complaint to which Section 50 of the Act of 1998 applies and “copy of the complaint”, in the case of a complaint made orally, shall include a copy of the record of the complaint;
“Director” means the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;
“member” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, or of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve;
“member concerned” in relation to a complaint, means the member about whose conduct the complaint is made;
“senior officer” means a police officer of the rank of chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable;
“the Act of 1998” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;
“the appropriate authority” means—
(a)in relation to a senior officer, the Police Authority,
(b)in relation to any other member, the Chief Constable;
“the appointed member” means a member appointed for the informal resolution of a complaint under Section 53(4) of the Act of 1998 ;
“the Ombudsman” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland established under Section 51 of the Act of 1998.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/319/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-complaints-informal-resolution-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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