Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 2012 Act” means the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012;

• “the deputy chief constable” means the deputy chief constable designated under regulation 4 of the Police Service of Scotland (Conduct) Regulations 2013^f1;

• F1“EEA State” means—

  1. (a)

     a State which is a member State of the EU; or

  2. (b)

     any other State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, together with the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;

• “inquiry officer” means a constable who is selected under regulation 14;

• “misconduct” is construed in accordance with regulation 11;

• “misconduct officer” means a constable who is selected under regulation 16;

• “nominated officer” means a constable who is selected under regulation 13;

• “police force” means, except in relation to Schedule 3—

  1. (a)

     a police force maintained under section 2(1) of the Police Act 1996^f2;

  2. (b)

     a police force maintained before 1st April 2013 under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967^f3;

  3. (c)

     the metropolitan police force;

  4. (d)

     the City of London police force;

  5. (e)

     the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

  6. (f)

     the British Transport Police Force;

  7. (g)

     the Ministry of Defence Police, that is to say the force established by section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987^f4 or, before the coming into force of that Act, comprising constables appointed under section 3 of the Special Constables Act 1923^f5 on the nomination of the Defence Council;

  8. (h)

     the Port of Tilbury Constabulary or before the coming into force of the Port of Tilbury Transfer Scheme 1991 Confirmation Order 1992^f6, the Port of London Authority’s police force, that is to say the force of constables appointed under section 154 of the Port of London Act 1968^f7;

  9. (i)

     an aerodrome constabulary within the meaning given by section 31(1) of the Aviation Security Act 1982^f8;

  10. (j)

      the States of Jersey Police Force;

  11. (k)

      the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey; and

  12. (l)

      the Isle of Man Constabulary;

• “seaman” has the same meaning as in section 313 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^f9; and

• “special constable” means an individual appointed under section 9 of the 2012 Act.

Nothing in these Regulations is to be construed as retrospectively reducing any allowance payable to or in respect of any special constable.