# The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the 1964 Act” means the Police Act 1964;
“the 1994 Act” means the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994;
“joint police authority” means —
(a) a metropolitan county police authority constituted in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985, or
(b) the Northumbria Police Authority;
“new police authority” means the police authority to be established under section 3 of the 1964 Act (as substituted by section 2 of the 1994 Act) for a police area and “old police authority” means the police authority for that area which it is to supersede;
“nominated person” means a person nominated and appointed under article 6(4) or, as the case may be, article 8(5) below; and
“property” includes money and all other property, real or personal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3262/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-magistrates-courts-act-1994-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1994/article-2
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