Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

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

• “1968 Act” means the Firearms Act 1968^f2;

• “1987 Act” means the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987^f3;

• “1988 Act” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988^f4;

• “1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996^f5;

• “2000 Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000^f6;

• “2004 Act” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^f7;

• “2005 Act” means the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005^f8;

• “2006 Order” means the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006^f9;

• “2006 Act” means the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006^f10;

• “2012 Act” means the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012^f11;

• “2004 Act authority” means—

  1. (a)

     a fire and rescue authority determined under section 1 of the 2004 Act;

  2. (b)

     a fire and rescue service for a combined area constituted by order under section 2 of the 2004 Act^f12;

  3. (c)

     a combined authority constituted by a scheme to which section 4^f13 of the 2004 Act applies;

• “2004 Act function” means a function conferred by or under any of sections 7 to 9 and 11 of the 2004 Act;

• “board function” means a function conferred by or under any of articles 5 to 8 of the 2006 Order;

• “customs revenue functions” has the meaning given in section 7(9) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009^f14;

• “customs revenue official” means a person designated by the Director of Border Revenue under section 11 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;

• “Director of Border Revenue” means the official designated by the Secretary of State under section 6 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;

• “enforcement functions” includes, in particular, reference to—

  1. (d)

     powers of entry;

  2. (e)

     power to search persons or property;

  3. (f)

     power to seize or detain property;

  4. (g)

     power to arrest persons;

  5. (h)

     power to detain persons; and

  6. (i)

     powers to examine persons or otherwise to obtain information (including powers to take fingerprints or to acquire other personal data);

• “fire and rescue officer” has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the 2006 Order;

• “general customs functions” has the meaning given in section 1(8) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009^f15;

• “general customs official” means a person designated by the Secretary of State under section 3 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;

• “immigration officer” means a person appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971^f16;

• “Northern Ireland Board” means the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board;

• “Scottish chief officer” means a chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the 1967 Act.

• “SFRS” means the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service;

• “SFRS function” means a function conferred by or under any of sections 9 to 11 and 13 of the 2005 Act;

• “SOCA” means the Serious Organised Crime Agency;

• “the Commissioner” means the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner; and

• “the relevant day” is the day on which this Order comes into force.