Regulation 2 Meanings assigned to certain expressions, etc.

The following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them—

• “the Act” means the Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970;

• “central committee” has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 14 of the Police Association for Northern Ireland Regulations 1991^f1;

• “Discipline Regulations” means the regulations relating to discipline for the time being in force;

• “the force” means the Royal Ulster Constabulary;

• “maternity leave” has the meaning assigned thereto by regulation 33(1);

• “member” means a member of the force and includes a member who is suspended under the Discipline Regulations;

• “Pensions Regulations” means the regulations relating to Royal Ulster Constabulary pensions for the time being in force;

• “police force in Great Britain” has the meaning assigned to a police force in the Police Act 1996 or a police force in the Police (Scotland) Act 1967^f2 as the case may be;

• “Promotion Regulations” means the regulations relating to qualifications and selection for promotion for the time being in force;

• “public holiday” means New Year’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, first Monday in May, last Monday in May, 12th July, last Monday in August, Christmas Day and 26th December; and, in addition, in any year where New Year’s Day, Christmas Day or 26th December falls on a Saturday or Sunday, any substitute day;

• “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 a reference to an aerodrome constabulary is a reference to such a constabulary within the meaning of the Aviation Security Act 1982^f3; and a reference to a rank in such a constabulary corresponding to a rank in the 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.