Garda Síochána Act 2005
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PART 4 Complaints, Investigations and other Procedures | ||
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Definitions (Part 4). |
82.— (1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“admissible complaint” means a complaint determined by the Ombudsman Commission under section 87 to be admissible; | ||
“breach of discipline” means conduct specified in Schedule 5; | ||
“complainant” means— | ||
(a) a person who makes a complaint, | ||
(b) a person on whose behalf a complaint is made, and | ||
(c) where a complaint is made on behalf of another by a person authorised to do so under section 83 , the authorised person. | ||
“conduct” includes any act or omission and a reference to the occurrence of any conduct includes the doing of an act or the making of an omission; | ||
“disciplinary proceeding” means a proceeding conducted in accordance with the Disciplinary Regulations; | ||
“Garda Commissioner” includes a Deputy Garda Commissioner or an Assistant Garda Commissioner acting in place of the Garda Commissioner under section 32 ; | ||
“member of the Garda Síochána” does not include the Garda Commissioner; | ||
“member of the public” means a person other than a member of the Garda Síochána or the Garda Commissioner; | ||
“misbehaviour” means conduct that constitutes an offence or a breach of discipline; | ||
“serious harm” means injury that— | ||
(a) creates a substantial risk of death, | ||
(b) causes serious disfigurement, or | ||
(c) causes substantial loss or impairment of mobility of the body as a whole or of the function of any particular bodily member or organ. | ||
(2) A reference in any provision of this Part to a designated officer of the Ombudsman Commission is to a person designated under section 73 for the purpose of performing functions under the provision of this Part. |