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Article 2 InterpretationI1

United Kingdom

In this Order—

  • “the 2006 Act” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006f1;

  • “the 2007 Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007;

  • F1“Disclosure and Barring Service” and “DBS” mean the body established by section 87(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012;

  • “the 2007 Order” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007f2; and

  • “police force” means—

    1. (a)

      a police force in England and Wales;

    2. (b)

      the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

    3. (c)

      the Royal Navy Police;

    4. (d)

      the Royal Military Police;

    5. (e)

      the Royal Air Force Police;

    6. (f)

      the Ministry of Defence Police;

    7. (fa)

       F2the tri-service serious crime unit;

    8. (g)

      the British Transport Police;

    9. (h)

      the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;

    10. (i)

      F3the National Crime Agency;

    11. (j)

      F4...

    12. (k)

      in article 3(1) also includes—

      1. (i)

        the States of Jersey Police Force;

      2. (ii)

        the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey;

      3. (iii)

        the Isle of Man Constabulary; and

      4. (iv)

        the Garda Síochána;

  • F5“tri-service serious crime unit” means the unit described in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in art. 2 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 28 (with Pt. 4)

F2

Words in art. 2 inserted (5.12.2022) by The Armed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1051), regs. 1(2), 14(2)(a)

F3

Words in art. 2 substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 120(a)

F4

Words in art. 2 omitted (7.10.2013) by virtue of The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 120(b)

F5

Words in art. 2 inserted (5.12.2022) by The Armed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1051), regs. 1(2), 14(2)(b)

Commencement

I1

Art. 2 in force at 28.2.2011, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.47.

f2

S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11).