The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002

Interpretation E+W

2.  In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Police Act 1997 M1 ;

• [F1 “adult” means a person who has attained the age of 18;]

• [F1 “area committee” has the same meaning as in section 18 of the Local Government Act 2000;]

• [F1 “charity” and “charity trustee” have the same meanings as in the Charities Act 2011;]

• [F2 “childcare” has the meaning given by section 18 of the Childcare Act 2006;

• [F3 “childcare premises” means any premises on which childcare is provided;

• “childminder agency” has the meaning given by section 98(1) of the Childcare Act 2006;]

• “child minding” for the purposes of regulation 5A(g) has the meaning given by [F4 section 19(2) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010];

• “day care” for the purposes of regulation 5A(g) has the meaning given by [F5 section 19(3) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010];]

• [F1 “executive”, in relation to a local authority, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000;]

• [F1 “local authority” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;]

• “reprimand” means a reprimand given to a child or young person in accordance with section 65 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 M2 ;

• [F6 “social services functions”—

  (a)

  in relation to a local authority in England, has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, and

  (b)

  in relation to a local authority in Wales, has the same meaning as in the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;]

• [F7 “taxi driver licence” means a licence granted under—

  (i)

  section 46 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;

  (ii)

  section 8 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;

  (iii)

  section 9 of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975;

  (iv)

  section 51 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976; or

  (v)

  section 13 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;]

• “volunteer” means a person engaged in an activity which involves spending time, unpaid (except for travel and other approved out-of-pocket expenses), doing something which aims to benefit some third party other than or in addition to a close relative;

• “warning” means a warning given to a child or young person in accordance with section 65 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2 inserted (17.6.2013) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1194), regs. 1(1), 2(2)

F2 Words in reg. 2 inserted (12.10.2009) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1882), regs. 1(1), 2

F3 Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.9.2014) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2122), regs. 1(1), 2(2)

F4 Words in reg. 2 substituted by SI 2010/2582 Sch. 4 para. 5(2)(a) (as inserted(1.4.2011) by The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.2, Savings and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) and (Consequential Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/577), art. 2(3), Sch.)

F5 Words in reg. 2 substituted by SI 2010/2582 Sch. 4 para. 5(2)(b) (as inserted (1.4.2011) by The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.2, Savings and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) and (Consequential Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/577), art. 2(3), Sch.)

F6 Words in reg. 2 substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 43

F7 Words in reg. 2 inserted (26.3.2012) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/523), regs. 1(1), 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1997 c. 50.

M2 1998 c. 37.