Functions of the Chief ConstableI111
1
Any power conferred on the Chief Constable by these regulations to make provision by –
a
making standing orders or giving directions,
b
authorising, designating, approving or specifying any person or anything,
c
imposing restrictions, or
d
doing anything else,
includes power to make different provision for different purposes, cases and circumstances.
2
The Chief Constable may designate a police officer or member of the police support staff for the purposes of this regulation and, subject to paragraph (3), may delegate any function under these regulations to a person so designated.
3
Any function of the Chief Constable under regulation 4(6) or 9(2) or (3) may be delegated only to –
a
a police officer of a rank not lower than chief inspector, or
b
a senior employee (as defined in section 4(7) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000), or
c
such member of the police support staff of such class or description as may be specified by the Board for the purposes of this paragraph.