(1)This Act shall be construed as one with the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; and accordingly any word or expression to which a meaning is given by section 77 of that Act has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.
(2)References in this Act to a member of the police force are to be construed as references to a police officer.
(3)References in this Act in any other context to the police force are to be construed as references to the police.
(4) In this Act “ a police force in Great Britain ” means a police force within the meaning of the M1 Police Act 1996 or the [F2Police Service of Scotland (and references to the chief officer of a police force in Great Britain include the chief constable of that Service)] . ]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 73 substituted (4.11.2001) by 2000 c. 32, s. 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 23(6)(b); S.R. 2001/396, art. 2, Sch.
F2Words in s. 73(4) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 29(2)
Marginal Citations