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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Revocation and transitional provisions

    3. 3.Interpretation and delegation

    4. 4.The harm test

  3. PART 2 General

    1. 5.Application

    2. 6.Police Friend

    3. 7.Legal and other representation

    4. 8.Provision of notices or documents

    5. 9.Outstanding or possible criminal proceedings

    6. 10.Suspension

    7. 10A.Appropriate authority consent to notice of intention to resign or retire

  4. PART 3 Investigations

    1. 11.Application of this Part

    2. 12.Assessment of conduct

    3. 13.Appointment of investigator

    4. 14.Investigation

    5. 15.Written notices

    6. 16.Representations to the investigator

    7. 17.Interviews during investigation

    8. 18.Report of investigation

  5. PART 4 Misconduct Proceedings

    1. 19.Referral of case to misconduct proceedings

    2. 20.Withdrawal of case

    3. 21.Notice of referral to misconduct proceedings and panel membership

    4. 22.Procedure on receipt of notice

    5. 23.Witnesses

    6. 24.Timing and notice of misconduct proceedings

    7. 25.Persons conducting misconduct proceedings: officers other than senior officers

    8. 26.Persons conducting misconduct proceedings: senior officers

    9. 27.Documents to be supplied

    10. 27A.Notification of misconduct hearings

    11. 28.Attendance of officer concerned at misconduct proceedings

    12. 29.Participation of Director General and investigator at misconduct proceedings

    13. 30.Attendance of complainant or interested person at misconduct proceedings

    14. 31.Attendance of others at misconduct proceedings

    15. 32.Exclusion from misconduct proceedings

    16. 33.Procedure at misconduct proceedings

    17. 34.Senior officers: further meeting or hearing

    18. 35.Outcome of misconduct proceedings

    19. 36.Notification of outcome

    20. 37.Record of misconduct proceedings

    21. 38.Appeal from misconduct meeting: officers other than senior officers

    22. 39.Appeal meeting

    23. 40.Procedure and finding of the appeal

  6. PART 5 Fast Track Procedure for Special Cases

    1. 41.Referral of case to special case hearing

    2. 42.Remission of case

    3. 43.Notice of referral to special case hearing

    4. 44.Notice of special case hearing

    5. 44A.Notification of special case hearing

    6. 45.Procedure on receipt of notice

    7. 46.Person conducting special case hearing: officers other than senior officers

    8. 47.Persons conducting special case hearing: senior officers

    9. 48.Documents to be supplied

    10. 49.Attendance of officer concerned at special case hearing

    11. 50.Participation of Director General and investigator at special case hearing

    12. 51.Attendance of complainant and interested persons at special case hearing

    13. 52.Attendance of others at special case hearing

    14. 53.Procedure at special case hearing

    15. 54.Senior officers: further hearing

    16. 55.Outcome of special case hearing

    17. 56.Notification of outcome

    18. 57.Record of special case hearing

  7. PART 6 Record Keeping

    1. 58.Record of disciplinary proceedings

  8. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      TRANSITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO OLD REGULATIONS

      1. PART 1 The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2008

        1. 1.Subject to paragraph 2, the modifications to the Police (Conduct)...

        2. 2.The modifications in paragraphs 5 and 6 do not have...

        3. 3.In regulation 3(1)— (a) after the definition of “the Performance...

        4. 4.In regulation 25(4)(c), for “police authority or the Mayor’s Office...

        5. 5.Omit regulations 26, 27, 47 and 48.

        6. 6.In regulations 26A, 34, 34A, 35, 36, 47A, 54, 54A,...

        7. 7.In regulation 26A(2)(c), for “police authority or the Mayor’s Office...

        8. 8.In regulation 47A(2)(c), for “police authority or the Mayor’s Office...

        9. 9.In regulation 58(2), for “the police authority of the police...

      2. PART 2 The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004

        1. 10.(1) The following modifications to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004...

        2. 11.In regulation 3(1)— (a) before the definition of “appropriate authority”...

        3. 12.In regulation 5— (a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “police authority...

        4. 13.In regulation 19(5), for “by the police authority for the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Modifications to these Regulations in their application to former officers

      1. 1.Modification to regulation 3 (interpretation and delegation)

      2. 2.Modification: insertion of Part 1A

      3. 3.Modification to regulation 6 (police friend)

      4. 4.Modification to regulation 7 (legal and other representation)

      5. 5.Modification to regulation 8 (provision of notices or documents)

      6. 6.Modification to regulation 9 (outstanding or possible criminal proceedings)

      7. 7.Modification: omission of regulation 10 (suspension)

      8. 8.Modification to regulation 12 (assessment of conduct)

      9. 9.Modification to regulation 13 (appointment of investigator)

      10. 10.Modification to regulation 14 (investigation)

      11. 11.Modification to regulation 15 (written notices)

      12. 12.Modification to regulation 17 (interviews during investigations)

      13. 13.Modification: insertion of regulation 17A

      14. 14.Modification to regulation 18 (report of investigation)

      15. 15.Modification to the heading of Part 4 (Misconduct Proceedings)

      16. 16.Modification to regulation 19 (referral of case to misconduct proceedings)

      17. 17.Modification to regulation 20 (withdrawal of case)

      18. 18.Modification to regulation 21 (notice of referral to misconduct proceedings and panel membership)

      19. 19.Modification to regulation 22 (procedure on receipt of notice)

      20. 20.Modification to regulation 23 (witnesses)

      21. 21.Modification to regulation 24 (timing and notice of misconduct proceedings)

      22. 22.Modification to regulation 25 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings: officers other than senior officers)

      23. 23.Modification to regulation 26 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings: senior officers)

      24. 24.Modification to regulation 27 (documents to be supplied)

      25. 25.Modification to regulation 27A (notification of misconduct hearings)

      26. 26.Modification to regulation 28 (attendance of officer concerned at misconduct proceedings)

      27. 27.Modification to regulation 29 (participation of Director General and investigator at misconduct proceedings)

      28. 28.Modification to regulation 30 (attendance of complainant or interested person at misconduct proceedings)

      29. 29.Modification to regulation 31 (attendance of others at misconduct proceedings)

      30. 30.Modification to regulation 32 (exclusion from misconduct proceedings)

      31. 31.Modification to regulation 33 (procedure at misconduct proceedings)

      32. 32.Modification to regulation 34 (senior officers: further meeting or hearing)

      33. 33.Modification: substitution of regulation 35 (outcome of misconduct proceedings)

      34. 34.Modification to regulation 36 (notification of outcome)

      35. 35.Modification to regulation 37 (record of misconduct proceedings)

      36. 36.Modifications: omission of regulations 38 (appeal from misconduct meeting: officers other than senior officers), 39 (appeal meeting) and 40 (procedure and finding of the appeal)

      37. 37.Modification to regulation 43 (notice of referral to special case hearing)

      38. 38.Modification to regulation 53 (procedure at special case hearing)

      39. 39.Modification to regulation 54 (senior officers: further hearing)

      40. 40.Modification: substitution of regulation 55 (outcome of special case hearing)

      41. 41.Modification to regulation 56 (notification of outcome)

  10. Explanatory Note