82.This section inserts additional regulation making powers in section 64 of the 1998 Act.  Regulations may be made setting limits on the initiation of investigations by the Ombudsman and precluding her from investigating complaints which more properly fall within the procedures of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
Commentary Part Viii: the Police Ombudsman Section 65: Limit on Complaints and References to Ombudsman