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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-public-order-and-criminal-justice-scotland-act-2006/section-47",
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  "legislation": "asp/2006/10",
  "legislation_title": "Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-public-order-and-criminal-justice-scotland-act-2006",
  "path": "section/47",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 2",
  "text": "In this Chapter—\n“ appropriate prosecutor ” means the Lord Advocate or procurator fiscal;\n“ the Authority ” means the Scottish Police Authority;\n“ chief constable ” means the chief constable of the Police Service;\n“ the Commissioner ” means the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner;\n“ constable ” means a constable of the Police Service;\n“ financial year ” means each yearly period ending with 31 March;\n“ firearm ” has the meaning given by section 57(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 (c.27);\n“ member of the Authority's staff ” and “ member of the police staff ” have the same meanings as in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8);\n“ person serving with the police ” means—\n(a)a constable of the Police Service;\n(b)a member of the police staff; or\n(c)a member of the Authority's staff;\n“ Police Service ” means the Police Service of Scotland;\n“ relevant complaint ” has the meaning given by section 34;\n“ senior officer ” has the same meaning as in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 47 substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 33(11); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121, arts. 1(1), 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 47 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/119), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 21"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:12.377722+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}