{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-conduct-regulations-2000/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-conduct-regulations-2000/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2000/315",
  "legislation_title": "The Royal Ulster Constabulary (Conduct) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-conduct-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Appointment of investigating officer",
  "text": "(1) The supervising member may appoint an investigating officer to investigate the case.\n(2) The investigating officer shall be—\n(a) a member, who shall not be serving in the same sub-division or branch as the member subject to investigation or, if, at the request of the supervising member, the chief officer of a police force in Great Britain agrees to provide an investigating officer, a member of that other force;\n(b) of at least the rank of inspector, or where the member concerned is a superintendent, at least the rank of assistant chief constable;\n(c) of at least the same rank as the member concerned; or\n(d) an officer of the Ombudsman; and\n(e) not an interested party.\n(3) The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to the powers of the Ombudsman with regard to the approval of the investigating officer under section 57(3) of the Act of 1998 or the appointment of an investigating officer of the Ombudsman under section 56(1) of the Act of 1998.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in operation at 6.11.2000, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/315/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:14:18.281239+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}