1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Application and Modification of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016) Order 2017 and comes into force on 25th January 2018.
(2) In this Order—
“2006 Act” means the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006;
“2016 Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016(1);
“investigations staff” means members of the Commissioner’s staff designated under paragraph 7B(1) of schedule 4 of the 2006 Act—
to take charge of any investigation on behalf of the Commissioner; or
to assist a member of the Commissioner’s staff designated to take charge of such an investigation,
(and “member of the investigations staff” is to be construed accordingly).