# The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“1967 Act” means the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
“1968 Act” means the Firearms Act 1968;
“1987 Act” means the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987;
“1988 Act” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988;
“1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996;
“2000 Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;
“2004 Act” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;
“2005 Act” means the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005;
“2006 Order” means the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006;
“2006 Act” means the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006;
“2012 Act” means the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012;
“2004 Act authority” means—
(a) a fire and rescue authority determined under section 1 of the 2004 Act;
(b) a fire and rescue service for a combined area constituted by order under section 2 of the 2004 Act;
(c) a combined authority constituted by a scheme to which section 4 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;
“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—
(d) powers of entry;
(e) power to search persons or property;
(f) power to seize or detain property;
(g) power to arrest persons;
(h) power to detain persons; and
(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;
“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;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111533567/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2013/article-2
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