Article 2

any body of constables in Great Britain established by statute;

the States of Jersey Police force;

the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey;

the Isle of Man Constabulary;

any institution or organisation established and maintained by the Secretary of State under the provisions of section 36 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967^f1;

any magistrates' court and, in Scotland, any district court;

any probation committee;

the Legal Aid Board in England and Wales and the Scottish Legal Aid Board;

the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration;

any fire authority;

any body providing ambulance services for the purposes of section 3(1)(c) of the National Health Service Act 1977^f2 or section 45 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^f3;

any body involved in maritime or land search and rescue;

any government department;

the Security Service;

the Secret Intelligence Service;

the armed forces;

the Post Office;

the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority; and

any local authority.

in relation to England and Wales, a county council, a county borough council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or a joint authority established under Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985^f4; and

in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f5, or a joint board or committee within the meaning of section 235 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973^f6.