Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Civil Defence Act 1948;

• “the 1967 Act” means the Police (Scotland) Act 1967^f1;

• “civil defence” means such forms of civil defence as may from time to time be recognised by the Scottish Ministers under section 5 of the Act as appropriate to be undertaken by police forces and their members;

• “civil defence functions” means functions conferred on police authorities by regulation 3 below;

• “government department” includes the Scottish Administration;

• “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f2;

• “police authority” means–

  1. (i)

     a police authority for a local government area whose area is not included in a combined area by virtue of an amalgamation scheme made under section 19, 20 or 21B of the 1967 Act^f3; or

  2. (ii)

     a joint police board within the meaning of the 1967 Act.

• “regular constable” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(2) of the 1967 Act^f4;

• “special constable” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(2) of the 1967 Act; and

• “year” means a financial year.