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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-63",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111533567",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013",
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  "number": "63",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Equality Act 2010 is modified as follows.\n(2) In section 42 (identity of employer)—\n(a) in subsection (4) for “, SPSA or SCDEA” substitute “or SPA”;\n(b) in subsection (5) for “SPSA” substitute “SPA”; and\n(c) omit subsection (6).\n(3) In section 43 (interpretation)—\n(a) for subsection (6) substitute—\n“(5A) “SPA” means the Scottish Police Authority; and a reference to a constable at SPA is a reference to a constable serving as a member of its staff by virtue of paragraph 7(1) of schedule 1 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.”;\n(b) omit subsection (7);\n(c) in subsection (8)(c) for “Police (Scotland) Act 1967” substitute “Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012”; and\n(d) for subsection (9) substitute—\n“(9) Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to Scotland as follows—\n(a) a reference to a police authority includes a reference to the Scottish Police Authority;\n(b) a reference to a police force includes a reference to the Police Service of Scotland; and\n(c) a reference to a chief officer of police includes a reference to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland.”.\n(4) In Part 3 of Schedule 19 (public authorities: relevant Scottish authorities)—\n(a) omit “A joint fire and rescue board constituted by a scheme under section 2(1) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.”;\n(b) for the heading “Police” substitute “Police and Fire”;\n(c) for “A police authority established under section 2 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967.” substitute “The Scottish Police Authority.”;\n(d) after the entry substituted by paragraph (4)(c) insert—\n“The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland.\nThe Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.\nThe Chief Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.”; and\n(e) omit—\n“A Chief Constable of a police force maintained under section 1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967.”;\n“A Chief Officer of a relevant authority appointed under section 7 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.”; and\n“The Scottish Police Services Authority.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2010 c.15."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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