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.