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Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

ANNEX TO NOTES.GLOSSARY

  • *The Board is the Policing Board for Northern Ireland.

  • *A DPP is a district policing partnership.

  • *The Patten Report is the report of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, “A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland”, published in September 1999.

  • *The 1998 Act is the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.

  • *The 2000 Act is the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.

  • The Ombudsman is the Police Ombudsman.

  • *The Police Reform Act is the Police Reform Act 2002.

  • *The PSNI is the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

  • *The 1989 Order is the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

  • *The Terrorism Act is the Terrorism Act 2000.

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