SCHEDULE 3Handling of Complaints and Conduct matters etc.
Part 2 Handling of conduct matters
F1Power of F2Director General to treat conduct matter as having been referred
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(1)
(2)
Where the F2Director General treats a conduct matter as having been referred to F4the Director General—
(a)
paragraphs 10, 11 and 13 do not apply, or cease to apply, in relation to the matter except to the extent provided for by paragraph 13(7), and
(b)
paragraphs 14 and 15 apply in relation to the matter as if it had been referred to the F2Director General by the appropriate authority under paragraph 13.
(3)
The F2Director General must notify the following that F4the Director General is treating a conduct matter as having been referred to F4the Director General—
(a)
the appropriate authority;
(b)
except in a case where it appears to the F2Director General that to do so might prejudice an investigation of the matter (whether an existing investigation or a possible future one), the person to whose conduct the matter relates.
(4)
Where an appropriate authority receives a notification under sub-paragraph (3) in respect of a conduct matter and the matter has not yet been recorded, the appropriate authority must record the matter.