Regulation 22 Duties of the Director General on references under regulation 21F1I1

It shall be the duty of the Director General in the case of every complaint referred to F2the Director General by the relevant appropriate authority, to determine whether or not it is necessary for the complaint to be investigated.

Where the Director General determines under this regulation that it is not necessary for a complaint to be investigated, the Director General may, if the Director General thinks fit, refer the complaint back to the relevant appropriate authority in accordance with paragraph (3).

In a case to which paragraph (2) applies the relevant appropriate authority shall not be required by virtue of any provisions of these Regulations to take any action in relation to the complaint but may handle the complaint in whatever manner it thinks fit, or take no action in relation to the complaint.

Where the Director General refers a complaint back under paragraph (2), the Director General shall give a notification of the making of the reference back—