[F1Construction of certain expressions relating to the police: ScotlandU.K.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 15(3)
In relation to Scotland—
(a)references to a police force include references to the Police Service of Scotland;
(b)references to a chief officer of police include references to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;
(c)“police authority” means the Scottish Police Authority;
(d)the “police area” of the Police Service of Scotland is Scotland and references to a police force or police authority for any area include references to the Police Service of Scotland or, as the case may be, the Scottish Police Authority;
(e)references to a constable or chief constable of, or appointed for, any area are to be construed as references to a constable or, as the case may be, the chief constable of, or appointed for, the Police Service of Scotland.]