2. 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 [F2Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and [F3vehicle registration data)]];
“DNA-profile” has the same meaning as in [F2Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and [F3vehicle registration data)]];
[F4“Dstl Fort Halstead” means the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Fort Halstead;]
[F4“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;
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“laboratory activity” has the same meaning as in [F2Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and [F3vehicle registration data)]];
[F6“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;]
[F7“the 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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 inserted (20.11.2019) by The Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1384), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 10(2)(a), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(i)
F3Words in reg. 2 substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a) (with reg. 1(3)(a))
F4Words in reg. 2 inserted (20.11.2019) by The Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1384), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)
F5Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 10(2)(b), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(i)
F6Words in reg. 2 inserted (20.11.2019) by The Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1384), regs. 1, 2(2)(c)
F7Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 10(2)(c), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(i)