Article 2 InterpretationI1

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;

• “relevant source” means a source holding an office, rank or position with one of the following—

  1. (a)

     a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996^f1,

  2. (b)

     the City of London Police Force,

  3. (c)

     the Metropolitan Police Force,

  4. (d)

     the Police Service of Northern Ireland,

  5. (e)

     the Police Service of Scotland,

  6. (f)

     the Ministry of Defence Police,

  7. (g)

     the Royal Navy Police,

  8. (h)

     the Royal Military Police,

  9. (i)

     the Royal Air Force Police,

  10. (ia)

      F1the tri-service serious crime unit,

  11. (j)

      the British Transport Police,

  12. (k)

      the National Crime Agency,

  13. (l)

      Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or

  14. (m)

      the Home Office;

• “section 29 authorisation” means an authorisation for the conduct or the use of a source under section 29 of the Act;

• “source” means covert human intelligence source;

• F2“tri-service serious crime unit” means the unit described in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.