# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998, Section 73: Interpretation.

Extent: N.I.

(1) This Act shall be construed as one with the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; and accordingly any word or expression to which a meaning is given by section 77 of that Act has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.
(2) References in this Act to a member of the police force are to be construed as references to a police officer.
(3) References in this Act in any other context to the police force are to be construed as references to the police.
(4) In this Act “ a police force in Great Britain ” means a police force within the meaning of the Police Act 1996 or the Police Service of Scotland (and references to the chief officer of a police force in Great Britain include the chief constable of that Service) .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/32/section/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-1998/section-73
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