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The Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations 2000

S.R. 2000/315 · Made 23 October 2000 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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POLICE

Made 23rd October 2000

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 6th November 2000

The Secretary of State, in pursuance of Sections 25 and 26 of the Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1998f1 and after consulting, in accordance with Section 64(4) of that Act, the Police Authority, the Police Association and the Police Ombudsman, hereby makes the following regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 32 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. Part I: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Revocations and transitional provisions
  4. 3Regulations not to apply in the case of senior officers
  5. 4Interpretation
  6. Part II: Suspension and Investigation
  7. 5Suspension
  8. 6Suspension of investigations where there are outstanding criminal proceedings
  9. 7Investigation
  10. 8Appointment of investigating officer
  11. 9Notice of investigation and giving of caution
  12. 10Investigating Officer’s report
  13. 11Procedures on receipt of investigating officer’s report
  14. 12Withdrawal of case
  15. Part III: Hearing
  16. 13Notice of hearing
  17. 14Limitation on sanctions
  18. 15Notification of hearing
  19. 16Legal representation
  20. 17Procedure on receipt of notice
  21. 18Officers conducting the hearing
  22. 19Documents to be supplied to the member concerned
  23. 20Documents to be supplied to the officers conducting the hearing
  24. 21Representation
  25. 22Conduct of hearing
  26. 23Procedures at hearing
  27. 24Non-attendance
  28. 25Attendance of complainant at hearing
  29. 26Attendance of others at hearing
  30. 27Exclusion of public from hearing
  31. 28Evidence at hearing
  32. 29Remission of cases
  33. 30Record of hearing
  34. 31Sanctions
  35. 32Personal record to be considered before sanction imposed
  36. 33Finding
  37. Part IV: Review
  38. 34Request for a review
  39. 35Conduct of the review
  40. 36Finding of the review
  41. 37Hearing of review in absence of the Chief Constable
  42. 38Record of conduct proceedings
  43. 39Special cases
  44. Signature
  45. Schedule 1Revocations
  46. Schedule 2: Cautions
  47. 1Paragraph 1
  48. 2Paragraph 2
  49. 3Paragraph 3
  50. Schedule 3: Special Cases
  51. Part I: Conditions
  52. 1Regulation 39
  53. Part II: Modifications
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. 5Paragraph 5
  58. 6Paragraph 6
  59. 7Paragraph 7
  60. 8Paragraph 8
  61. 9Paragraph 9
  62. 10Paragraph 10
  63. 11Paragraph 11
  64. 12Paragraph 12
  65. 13Paragraph 13
  66. 14Paragraph 14
  67. 15Paragraph 15
  68. 16Paragraph 16
  69. 17Paragraph 17
  70. 18Paragraph 18
  71. 19Paragraph 19
  72. 20Paragraph 20
  73. 21Paragraph 21
  74. 22Paragraph 22
  75. 23Paragraph 23
  76. 24Paragraph 24
  77. Schedule 4Code of Conduct for RUC Officers
  78. 1Honesty and integrity
  79. 2Fairness and impartiality
  80. 3Discrimination
  81. 4Politeness and tolerance
  82. 5Use of force and abuse of authority
  83. 6Performance of duties
  84. 7Lawful orders
  85. 8Confidentiality
  86. 9Criminal Offences
  87. 10Property
  88. 11Sobriety
  89. 12Appearance
  90. 13General Conduct
  91. Explanatory note