Interpretation2

In these Regulations—

  • F1“AWE Aldermaston” means the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston;

  • competent law enforcement authorities” means those bodies responsible for the prevention, detection or investigation of criminal offences as specified in the Schedule to these Regulations;

  • dactyloscopic data” has the same meaning as in F4Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and F7vehicle registration data);

  • DNA-profile” has the same meaning as in F4Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and F7vehicle registration data);

  • F2“Dstl Fort Halstead” means the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Fort Halstead;

  • F2“Dstl Porton Down” means the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down;

  • forensic service provider” means any person that carries out laboratory activities at the request of competent law enforcement authorities;

  • F5...

  • laboratory activity” has the same meaning as in F4Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and F7vehicle registration data);

  • F3“relevant employee” in relation to a particular laboratory activity means an individual who is employed by an accredited forensic service provider for the purpose of carrying out that laboratory activity;

  • F6the Trade and Cooperation Agreement” has the same meaning as in the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (see section 37 of that Act);

  • UKAS” means the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales under number 03076190.