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—
- (a)
a police force in England and Wales;
- (b)
the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
- (c)
the Royal Navy Police;
- (d)
the Royal Military Police;
- (e)
the Royal Air Force Police;
- (f)
the Ministry of Defence Police;
- (fa)
F2the tri-service serious crime unit;
- (g)
the British Transport Police;
- (h)
the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
- (i)
F3the National Crime Agency;
- (j)
F4...
- (k)
in article 3(1) also includes—
- (i)
the States of Jersey Police Force;
- (ii)
the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey;
- (iii)
the Isle of Man Constabulary; and
- (iv)
the Garda Síochána;
- (i)
- (a)
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
Footnotes
- f1
- f2