# The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985, Article 2


In this Order—
“the 1964 Act” means the Police Act 1964;
“the 1976 Act” means the Police Act 1976;
“the 1984 Act” means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;
“the Authority” means the Police Complaints Authority established in pursuance of section 83(1) of the 1984 Act;
“the Board” means the Police Complaints Board established in pursuance of section 1 of the 1976 Act;
“chief officer” includes a person discharging the functions of a chief officer;
“the commencement date” has the meaning assigned thereto by Article 3 below;
“complaint” means a complaint about the conduct of a member of a police force;
“the former complaints provisions” means the provisions applicable to complaints against members of police forces in force immediately before the commencement date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/623/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-commencement-no-2-order-1985/article-2
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