Section 280 Police service.C1C2C3C4
In this Act employee or worker does not include a person in police service; and the provisions of sections 137 and 138 (rights in relation to trade union membership: access to employment) do not apply in relation to police service.
Police service means service as a member of any constabulary maintained by virtue of an enactment, or in any other capacity by virtue of which a person has the powers or privileges of a constable.
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Modifications
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S. 280 modified (1.10.2002 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.2004) by 2002 c. 30, s. 13, Sch. 3 Pt. 3 para. 19(5)(a) (with s. 14(1)); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 4(e); S.I. 2004/913, art. 2(d)
- C2
S. 280 modified (7.4.2010) by The UK Border Agency (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/782), regs. 1(1), 42(4)(a) (with reg. 72(3))
- C3
S. 280 restricted (1.12.2023) by Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (c. 41), s. 63(4), Sch. 1 paras. 15, 21 (with s. 61); S.I. 2023/1293, reg. 2(a)
- C4
S. 280 modified (1.5.2025) by The Food Crime Officers (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/301), regs. 1(1), 45(5)