# The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013, Paragraph 15

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Interpretation Act 1978 is modified as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (words and expressions defined)—
(a) in the entry that begins “Police area,”, omit paragraph (b); and
(b) omit the entry for “Police authority”.
(3) In Schedule 1, at the end insert the following heading and entry—
“Construction of certain expressions relating to the police: Scotland
In relation to Scotland—
(a) references to a police force include references to the Police Service of Scotland;
(b) references to a chief officer of police include references to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;
(c) “police authority” means the Scottish Police Authority;
(d) the “police area” of the Police Service of Scotland is Scotland and references to a police force or police authority for any area include references to the Police Service of Scotland or, as the case may be, the Scottish Police Authority;
(e) references to a constable or chief constable of, or appointed for, any area are to be construed as references to a constable or, as the case may be, the chief constable of, or appointed for, the Police Service of Scotland.”.
(4) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 (application to existing enactments), for the entry that begins “Police area” substitute—
“in relation to Scotland, expressions relating to the police;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/602/schedule/2/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-15
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