The Police Federation Regulations 1969

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations the expression “ division”,in relation to a police force, has the same meaning as in the regulations for the time being in force under section 33 of the Police Act 1964 but, for the purposes of these Regulations, a member of a specialist branch of a police force shall be deemed not to belong to a division of that force.

(2) In these Regulations the expression “specialist branch”, in relation to a police force, means—

(a) the criminal investigation department thereof,

(b) the traffic branch thereof, or

(c) the branch attached to the headquarters thereof,

however styled, except that, in relation to the metropolitan police force, the said expression means the criminal investigation department thereof or the A, B and D departments, attached to the office of the commissioner of police of the metropolis, taken together.

(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a Regulation shall be construed as a reference to a Regulation contained in these Regulations, a reference to a Schedule shall be construed as a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations and a reference to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph in the same Regulation, the same Schedule or the same Part of a Schedule, as the case may be.

(4) In these Regulations any reference to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment.

(5) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.