Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

77 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “the 1998 Act” means the [1998 c. 32.] Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;

• “the Board” means the Northern Ireland Policing Board;

• “building” includes any structure;

• “the Chief Constable” means the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

• “civil service” means the civil service of Northern Ireland or the civil service of the United Kingdom;

• “equipment” includes vehicles, apparatus, furniture, fittings, accoutrements and clothing;

• “financial year” means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “the Ombudsman” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland;

• “the police” means—

  (a)

  the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and

  (b)

  the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;

• “Police Association” means the Police Association for Northern Ireland;

• “the Police Acts” means this Act and the 1998 Act;

• “police officer” means a person who is—

  (a)

  a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; or

  (b)

  a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;

• “police purposes” means the purposes of the police, the police support staff, police trainees, police reserve trainees, police cadets and traffic wardens;

• “Police Service of Northern Ireland” means the body of constables mentioned in section 1(1);

• “Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve” means the body of constables mentioned in section 1(3);

• “police reserve trainee” has the meaning given by section 37(3);

• “police trainee” has the meaning given by section 36(3);

• “police support staff” has the meaning given by section 4(6);

• “the policing plan” has the meaning given by section 26(1);

• “provide” and “maintain” have the same meaning as, by virtue of section 147 of the [1972 c. 9 (N.I.).] Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, they have for the purposes of that Act;

• “senior officer”, in relation to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, means an officer above the rank of superintendent;

• “statutory authority” means—

  (a)

  a body constituted under a statutory provision; or

  (b)

  a person holding office under a statutory provision;

• “statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

(2) Subsections (2) to (4) of section 39 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 apply for the purpose of calculating a period of time laid down by or under this Act.