# The National Crime Squad (Senior Police Members) (Appeals) Order 1998, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order:
“the 1997 Act” means the Police Act 1997;
“disciplinary hearing” means a hearing pursuant to provisions made in regulations under section 81 of the 1997 Act;
“NCIS” means the National Criminal Intelligence Service established under section 2 of the 1997 Act;
“NCS appeals tribunal” means a tribunal established under article 6 of this Order;
“NCS Service Authority” means the Service Authority established under section 47 of the 1997 Act;
“NCS service fund” means the fund maintained by the NCS Service Authority under section 61 of the 1997 Act;
“National Crime Squad” means the National Crime Squad established under section 48 of the 1997 Act;
“police force” means a force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996, and
“member of a police force” shall be construed accordingly;
“referred matter” means a matter referred to the Police Complaints Authority pursuant to regulations made under section 83 of the 1997 Act;
“senior police member” means the Director General and persons appointed under section 55(2)(a) of the 1997 Act as police members of the National Crime Squad.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/639/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-crime-squad-senior-police-members-appeals-order-1998/article-2
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