2. In these regulations –
“the Act” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;
“the agent” means any person appointed under regulation 3(1);
“independent community observers” means the independent community observers appointed by the Board under regulation 10(1) of the police recruitment regulations;
“the police recruitment regulations” means the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001(1);
“police support staff” has the same meaning as in section 4(6) of the Act;
“the vetting panel” means the panel established by the Chief Constable under regulation 12(1) of the police recruitment regulations.