Regulation 4 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them—

• “appropriate officer” means an assistant chief constable;

• “authorised officer” means an officer of the Ombudsman authorised for the purpose of attending hearings;

• “the Act of 1998” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;

• “an interested party” means a witness or any person involved in the conduct which is the subject of the case or who otherwise has a direct interest in the case;

• “the Appeals Regulations” means the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Appeals) Regulations 2000^f1;

• “appropriate standard” means the standard set out in the Code of Conduct (Schedule 4);

• “Code of Conduct” means that which is contained in Schedule 4 of these regulations;

• “commander” means a Commander of the Metropolitan Police;

• “complaint” means a complaint to which section 50 of the Act of 1998 applies;

• “Ombudsman” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland established by section 51 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;

• “inspector”, “superintendent” and “assistant chief constable” include officers holding those ranks in a police force or police forces in Great Britain;

• “investigating officer” includes a police officer to which section 57 of the Act of 1998 applies or an officer of the Ombudsman to which section 56 of the Act of 1998 applies;

• “member” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; or a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve appointed on either a full-time or a part-time basis;

• “member concerned” means the member in relation to whose conduct there has been a report, complaint or allegation;

• “police force in Great Britain” has the meaning assigned to a police force in the Police Act 1996^f2 or a police force in the Police (Scotland) Act 1967^f3 as the case may be;

• “police officer” means a member or a member of a police force in Great Britain;

• “senior officer” means a police officer holding the rank of chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable.