126Interpretation of Part V
(1)In this Part—
“caution” means a caution given to a person in England and Wales or Northern Ireland in respect of an offence which, at the time when the caution is given, he has admitted;
“certificate” means any one or more documents issued in response to a particular application;
“chief officer” means—
(i)a chief officer of police of a police force in England and Wales,
(ii)a chief constable of a police force in Scotland, and
(iii)the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary;
“government department” includes a Northern Ireland department;
“Minister of the Crown” includes a Northern Ireland department;
“police authority” means—
(i)a police authority for an area in Great Britain or a joint police board (within the meaning of the [1967 c. 77.] Police (Scotland) Act 1967), and
(ii)the Police Authority for Northern Ireland;
“police force” means—
(i)a police force in Great Britain, and
(ii)the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve;
“prescribed” shall be construed in accordance with section 125(1).
(2)In the application of this Part to Northern Ireland, a reference to the [1974 c. 53.] Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, or to a provision of that Act, shall be construed as a reference to the [S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27).] Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 or, as the case may be, to the corresponding provision of that order.