The Police (Conduct) (Senior Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

law://uk/uksi/2003/2596@2026-11-12

Contents

1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Conduct) (Senior Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 15th November 2003.

(2)In these Regulations “the 1999 Regulations” means the Police (Conduct) (Senior Officers) Regulations 1999.

2Revocations and transitional provisions#

(1)Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the National Crime Squad (Discipline) (Senior Police Members) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”) are hereby revoked.

(2)Subject to paragraph (3), where a report, complaint or allegation has been or is received in respect of conduct by a senior officer which occurred or commenced before 15th November 2003—

(a)nothing in the 1999 Regulations shall apply, and

(b)the 1998 Regulations shall, as far as applicable, continue to have effect.

(3)In the case of a report, complaint or allegation which—

(a)relates to the conduct by a senior officer which occurred or commenced before 15th November 2003, but

(b)is received on or after 15th November 2004,

the conduct shall be treated, for the purposes of this regulation, as having occurred or, as the case may be, commenced on 15th November 2003.

3Amendments to the 1999 Regulations#

(1)Regulation 4 of the 1999 Regulations is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph (1) for the definition of “the appropriate authority” there is substituted—“• “the appropriate authority” means, in relation to a senior officer of any police force, the police authority for the force’s area and in relation to a senior officer of the National Crime Squad, the Service Authority for that Squad;”

(3)The following paragraph is inserted—“2 In these Regulations—a a reference to a police force shall include a reference to the National Crime Squad,b a reference to a police authority shall include a reference to the Service Authority for that Squad, andc a reference to a chief officer includes a reference to the Director General of that Squad.”

4Amendments to the 1999 Regulations#

(1)Regulation 24 of the 1999 Regulations is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph (1) after the words “police fund” there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, the NCS service fund kept under section 61 of the Police Act 1997”.

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The Police (Conduct) (Senior Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

The Police (Conduct) (Senior Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

2Revocations and transitional provisions#

3Amendments to the 1999 Regulations#

4Amendments to the 1999 Regulations#

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Key facts

1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

2Revocations and transitional provisions#

3Amendments to the 1999 Regulations#

4Amendments to the 1999 Regulations#