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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Construction of certain expressions relating to the police: Scotland
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Point in time view as at 02/12/2019.
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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Interpretation Act 1978, Cross Heading: Construction of certain expressions relating to the police: Scotland.
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[Construction of certain expressions relating to the police: ScotlandU.K.
In relation to Scotland—
(a)references to a police force include references to the Police Service of Scotland;
(b)references to a chief officer of police include references to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;
(c)“police authority” means the Scottish Police Authority;
(d)the “police area” of the Police Service of Scotland is Scotland and references to a police force or police authority for any area include references to the Police Service of Scotland or, as the case may be, the Scottish Police Authority;
(e)references to a constable or chief constable of, or appointed for, any area are to be construed as references to a constable or, as the case may be, the chief constable of, or appointed for, the Police Service of Scotland.]
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