# Terrorism Act 2000, Paragraph 14

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Schedule—
“driver” has the meaning given by section 43A(5);
“senior police officer” means—
(a)in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is the whole or part of a police area in England and Wales , other than of a police area mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c), a police officer for the area who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
(b)in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is the whole or part of the metropolitan police district, a police officer for the district who is of at least the rank of commander of the metropolitan police;
(c)in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is the whole or part of the City of London, a police officer for the City who is of at least the rank of commander in the City of London police force;
(ca) in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is the whole or part of Scotland, a constable of the Police Service of Scotland who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
(d)in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is the whole or part of Northern Ireland, a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
“specified” means specified in an authorisation.
(2) References in this Schedule to a senior police officer are to be read as including—
(a) in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is the whole or part of a police area outside Northern Ireland and is in a place described in section 34(1A), a member of the British Transport Police Force who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
(b) in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is a place to which section 2(2) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 applies, a member of the Ministry of Defence Police who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
(c) in relation to an authorisation where the specified area or place is a place in which members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary have the powers and privileges of a constable, a member of that Constabulary who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
but such references are not to be read as including a member of the British Transport Police Force, the Ministry of Defence Police or the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in any other case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/6B/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000/schedule-6B/paragraph-14
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