# The Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers Regulations 2018, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In these Regulations—
“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 Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and vehicle registration data);
“DNA-profile” has the same meaning as in Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and vehicle registration data);
“Dstl Fort Halstead” means the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Fort Halstead;
“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 Title II of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (exchanges of DNA, fingerprints and vehicle registration data);
“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;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1276/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/accreditation-of-forensic-service-providers-regulations-2018/regulation-2
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