Police Force Regulations 1979
304Officers in charge absent
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304. Officers in charge absent
(1) Subject to this regulation, where —
(a) an officer in charge of a region is absent from his or her region;
(b) an officer in charge of a division is absent from his or her division;
(c) an officer in charge of a sub‑division is absent from his or her police station or police office,
the functions, duties and responsibilities of that officer in charge shall be assumed by the next senior member in the region, sub‑division, police station or police office, as the case requires.
(2) Where all the officers of a region are absent from the region the functions, duties and responsibilities of the officer in charge of the region shall be assumed by the officer in charge of the headquarters police station.
(3) Where a divisional officer is absent from his or her division the functions, duties and responsibilities of the divisional officer shall be assumed by the officer in charge of the region in which the division is situated.
[Regulation 304 amended: Gazette 20 May 2014 p. 1615.]