Regulation 4 Meanings assigned to certain expressions, etc.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “1964 Act”means the Police Act 1964;

• “central police officer”has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations; “chief officer”means chief officer of police;

• “Discipline Regulations”means the regulations relating to discipline from time to time in force under section 33 of the Police Act 1964 and section 94(5), 101 and 102 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984^f1;

• “joint branch board”means the joint branch board mentioned in regulation 7(3) of the Police Federation Regulations 1969^f2;

• “overseas policeman”has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations;

• “pensionable service”has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations;

• “Police Pensions Regulations”means the regulations from time to time in force under the Police Pensions Act 1976^f3;

• “Promotion Regulations”means the regulations relating to qualification and selection for promotion from time to time in force under section 33 of the Police Act 1964;

• “public holiday”means Christmas Day, the 26th December (if it falls on a Saturday or a Sunday), the 1st January (if it so falls), Good Friday or a bank holiday;

• “the representative bodies”means the Police Federation for England and Wales and all bodies for the time being recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 47 of the Police Act 1964;

• “reversionary member of a home police force”has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations;

• “rostered rest day”has the meaning assigned thereto by regulation 27(1);

• “university scholar”and, in relation to such a scholar, “course”and “study”have the meanings respectively assigned to them in paragraph 1 of Schedule 5.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a police force shall include a reference to the Royal Ulster Constabulary and a police force maintained under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967^f4, so however that nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as relating to the government, administration or conditions of service of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or such a force.

In these Regulations a reference to an aerodrome constabulary is a reference to such a constabulary within the meaning of the Aviation Security Act 1982^f5; and a reference to a rank in such a constabulary corresponding to a rank in a police force is a reference to a rank in that constabulary designated for the purposes hereof by the Secretary of State as the rank corresponding to the rank in question.

Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as authorising pay or allowances payable to any person to be reduced retrospectively.