“the 1998 Act” means the 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 Minister of Justice” means the Minister in charge of the Department of Justice;]
“the Ombudsman” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland;
[“pension purposes” means the purposes of the pension scheme established by regulations under section 25 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;]
“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 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;
[“special purposes committee” means a committee constituted by the Board under paragraph 24(1) or (1A) of Schedule 1 for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 24(1B) of that Schedule;]
“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 Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.