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(1) If, during the course of an investigation under section 29D(1), it appears to the person in charge that there is an indication that a person serving with the police (“the person whose conduct is in question”) may have— (a) committed a criminal offence, or (b) behaved in a manner which would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings, the person in charge must make a submission to that effect to the Commission. (2) If, after considering the submission, the Commission determines that there is such an indication, it must— (a) notify the appropriate authority in relation to the person whose conduct is in question of its determination, and (b) send to it a copy of the submission under sub-paragraph (1). (3) Where the appropriate authority in relation to the person whose conduct is in question is notified under sub-paragraph (2), it must record the matter under paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to this Act as a conduct matter. (4) Where a matter is, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), recorded under paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 as a conduct matter— (a) the person in charge of the investigation under section 29D(1) must (subject to any determination made by the Commission under paragraph 15(5B) of Schedule 3) continue the investigation as if appointed or designated to investigate the conduct matter, and (b) the other provisions of Schedule 3 apply in relation to that matter accordingly (subject to regulations under sub-paragraph (5)). (5) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision modifying Schedule 3 in relation to an investigation of a matter that, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), is recorded under paragraph 11 of that Schedule as a conduct matter but only for the purpose of making provision for the protection of the anonymity of whistle-blowers.