Police, England And Wales Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Complaints and Misconduct)(Old Cases) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 9th August 2013. 2 In these Regulations— “the 2002 Act ” means the Police Reform Act 2002; “the 2012 Regulations ” means the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2012 . Application of the 2002 Act to old cases 2 In a matter in relation to which the Commission has made a direction under section 28A(1) or (4) of the 2002 Act, Part 2 of that Act and any provision made under it shall apply in accordance with the modifications set out in regulation 3 of these Regulations. 3 In relation to the 2012 Regulations— a Regulation 4 shall apply as if after paragraph (2)(b) there were inserted— c any complaint which is the subject of a direction by the Commission under section 28A(1) of the 2002 Act. ; b Regulation 7 shall apply as if for paragraph (4) there were substituted— 4 For the purposes of paragraph 13(1)(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act (reference of recordable conduct matters to the Commission), the following matters are hereby specified— a any matter which relates to conduct falling within paragraph (1)(a) to (e) or (g) of this regulation, or b any matter which is the subject of a direction by the Commission under section 28A(1) or (4) of the 2002 Act. ; and c those Regulations shall apply as if after regulation 36 there were added— Application of Part 2 to old cases 37 1 A matter which is the subject of a direction under section 28A(1) or (4) of the 2002 Act shall— a regardless of when it came to the attention of the appropriate authority, be treated as a matter which did not come to the attention of the appropriate authority before 22nd November 2012; and b be recorded as if— i in relation to a complaint, it was the first notification of it under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act, ii in relation to a conduct matter, it was the first direction in respect of it under paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act, or iii in relation to a DSI matter, it was the first direction in respect of it under paragraph 14A(2) of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act. 2 Where the Commission gives a direction under section 28A(1) of the 2002 Act that a matter shall be recorded as a complaint, paragraph 2(7) and (8) of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act does not apply in relation to that matter. 3 Where the Commission makes a direction under section 28A(1) or (4) of the 2002 Act, Part 2 of that Act shall apply in relation to a relevant person as if it did not include any requirement for an appropriate authority to determine whether disciplinary proceedings should be brought against that person. 4 In this regulation— a a “relevant person” means a person— i in respect of whose conduct the Commission has made a direction under section 28A(1) or (4), and ii who has previously been the subject of relevant disciplinary proceedings in connection with that conduct. b “relevant disciplinary proceedings” means— i any process in accordance with which the conduct of a person is considered, whether under the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012 or otherwise, in order to determine whether it is misconduct and whether, as a result, any action is to be taken in relation to it; ii any process in accordance with which the performance of a person is considered, whether under the Police (Performance) Regulations 2012 or otherwise, in order to determine whether it is unsatisfactory and whether, as a result, any action is to be taken in relation to it. . Damian Green Minister of State Home Office 15th July 2013