# The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025, Article 5: Meaning of UK law-enforcement body, chief officer and payable institution


In this Order, a reference to—
(a) a UK law-enforcement body is to a body specified in the first column of the following table;
(b) the chief officer of a UK law-enforcement body is to the person specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of the table;
(c) the payable institution in relation to a UK law-enforcement body is to the person specified in the corresponding entry in the third column of the table.
UK law-enforcement body
Chief officer
Payable institution
a police force in England and Wales within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996
the chief officer of police as defined by section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996
the local policing body as defined by section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996
the Police Service of Northern Ireland
the body’s chief constable
the Northern Ireland Policing Board
the Royal Navy Police
the body’s Provost Marshal
the body’s Provost Marshal
the Royal Military Police
the body’s Provost Marshal
the body’s Provost Marshal
the Royal Air Force Police
the body’s Provost Marshal
the body’s Provost Marshal
the Ministry of Defence Police
the body’s chief constable
the Ministry of Defence Police Committee
the British Transport Police
the body’s chief constable
the British Transport Police Authority
the Civil Nuclear Constabulary
the body’s chief constable
the Civil Nuclear Police Authority
the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
any of the Commissioners
the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
the National Crime Agency
the body’s Director general
the body
the tri-service serious crime unit (as defined in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006
the Provost Marshal for serious crime
the Provost Marshal for serious crime

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268720/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-disclosure-scotland-act-2020-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2025/article-5
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