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Article 3 Interpretation of Part 2I1

United Kingdom

In this Part—

  • F1...

  • “the 2007 Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007f1,

  • F2...

  • “chief officer” means—

    1. (a)

      the chief constable of—

      1. (i)

        a police force in England and Wales,

      2. (ii)

        the Police Service of Northern Ireland,

      3. (iii)

        the Ministry of Defence Police,

      4. (iv)

        the British Transport Police,

      5. (v)

        the Civil Nuclear Constabulary,

    2. (b)

      the Provost Marshal of—

      1. (i)

        the Royal Navy Police,

      2. (ii)

        the Royal Military Police,

      3. (iii)

        the Royal Air Force Police,

    3. (c)

      the Director General of the National Crime Agency,

    4. (d)

      F3the Provost Marshal for serious crime.

  • F4...

  • “independent reviewer” means the independent reviewer appointed under section 12 of the 2019 Act,

  • “regulated F5role” has the meaning given by section 91 of the 2007 Act,

  • “scheme member” has the meaning given by F6section 45(1) of the 2007 Act,

  • “scheme record” has the meaning given by section 48 of the 2007 Act,

  • “the scheme” has the meaning given by section 44 of the 2007 Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in art. 3 omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/423), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(a)

F2

Words in art. 3 omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/423), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(b)

F3

Words in art. 3 inserted (5.12.2022) by The Armed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1051), regs. 1(2), 21(2)

F4

Words in art. 3 omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/423), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(c)

F5

Word in art. 3 substituted (1.4.2025) by The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/423), art. 2(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(a)

F6

Words in art. 3 substituted (1.4.2025) by The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/423), art. 2(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(b)

Commencement

I1

Art. 3 in force at 17.12.2021, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

2007 asp 14.