(1) This regulation applies where—
(a) the officer concerned is the subject of a criminal investigation, and
(b) it has been assessed under regulation 14 of these Regulations or regulation 16 or 19 of the Complaints and Misconduct Regulations that the conduct of the officer, if proved, would amount to gross misconduct.
(2) Unless the officer concerned is already suspended, the appropriate authority must decide whether the suspension condition is met within the period of three working days beginning with the first working day after—
(a) where the assessment was carried out under regulation 14 of these Regulations, the conditions in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) are both met;
(b) where the assessment was carried out under regulation 16 or 19 of the Complaints and Misconduct Regulations, it comes to the attention of the appropriate authority that the conditions in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) are both met.
(3) In this regulation, “criminal investigation” means an investigation which police officers or other persons have a duty to conduct with a view to it being ascertained whether a person should be charged with an offence.