# The Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations 2000, Regulation 4: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

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;
“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 or a police force in the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/315/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-conduct-regulations-2000/regulation-4
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