1In the Explosives Act 1875, at the end of section 75 (inspections of ships with explosives on board, etc.) (which becomes subsection (1)) there shall be added—
“(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)“officer of police” includes any member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service appointed under section 9(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 (police members) and any member of the National Crime Squad appointed under section 55(1)(b) of that Act (police members), and
(b)“chief officer of police” includes the Director General of that Service and the Director General of that Squad.”.