SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16Police reform: minor and consequential amendments

Part 3Other enactments

Firearms Act 1968

89

The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.

90

In section 54 (application of Parts 1 and 2 to Crown servants), for subsection (3)(b) substitute—

“(b)

a civilian officer, or”.

91

In section 57 (interpretation), in subsection (4), for the definition of “civilian officer” substitute—

““civilian officer” means—

(a)

as respects England and Wales—

(i)

a person employed by a chief constable established under section 2 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011,

(ii)

a person employed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, or

(iii)

a person employed by the Corporation of the City of London who is under the direction and control of the Commissioner of Police for the City of London;

(b)

as respects Scotland, a person employed by a police authority who is under the direction and control of a chief officer of police;”.