PART 1 General

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st December 2018.

(2) In these Regulations—

“ the 1987 Act ” means the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987;

“ the 2009 Regulations ” means the Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009 ;

“ the Conduct Regulations ” means the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015 .

PART 2 Amendment of the Conduct Regulations

Amendment of the Conduct Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation)

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Amendment of regulation 4 (the harm test)

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Amendment of regulation 9 (application)

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Amendment of regulation 11 (legal and other representation for the relevant authority)

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Amendment of regulation 15 (application of Part 3)

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Amendment of regulation 24A (national security: power to give directions in relation to misconduct hearings)

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Amendment of regulation 33 (participation of Director General or Ombudsman and investigator at misconduct proceedings)

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Amendment of regulation 35 (attendance of others at misconduct proceedings)

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Amendment of regulation 38 (senior officers: further meeting or further hearing of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action)

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Amendment of regulation 39 (outcome of misconduct proceedings)

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Amendment of regulation 45A (national security: power to give directions in relation to special case hearings)

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Substitution of regulation 46 (notice of referral to special case hearing)

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Amendment of regulation 48 (notice of special case hearing)

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Amendment of regulation 49 (procedure on receipt of notice of special case hearing)

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Amendment of regulation 52 (documents to be supplied)

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Amendment of regulation 54 (participation of Director General or the Ombudsman and investigator at special case hearing

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Amendment of regulation 56 (attendance of others at special case hearing)

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Amendment of regulation 57 (procedure at special case hearing)

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Amendment of regulation 58 (senior officers: further hearing of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action)

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New Schedule

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PART 3 Amendment of the 2009 Regulations

Amendment of the 2009 Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation)

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New regulation 4B

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Amendment of regulation 5 (appointment and composition of police appeals tribunal)

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Amendment of regulation 6 (notice of appeal)

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Amendment of regulation 7

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Amendment of regulation 8 (the respondent)

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Amendment of regulation 9 (procedure on notice of appeal)

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Amendment of regulation 14 (notice of the hearing)

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Amendment of regulation 15 (legal and other representation)

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Amendment of regulation 18 (attendance at hearing)

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Amendment of regulation 22 (tribunal's determination)

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Regulation 22

SCHEDULE Modifications to the Conduct Regulations

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