Interpretation
2. In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Civil Defence Act 1948;
“the 1967 Act” means the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(1);
“civil defence” means such forms of civil defence as may from time to time be recognised by the Scottish Ministers under section 5 of the Act as appropriate to be undertaken by police forces and their members;
“civil defence functions” means functions conferred on police authorities by regulation 3 below;
“government department” includes the Scottish Administration;
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(2);
“police authority” means–
a police authority for a local government area whose area is not included in a combined area by virtue of an amalgamation scheme made under section 19, 20 or 21B of the 1967 Act(3); or
a joint police board within the meaning of the 1967 Act.
“regular constable” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(2) of the 1967 Act(4);
“special constable” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(2) of the 1967 Act; and
“year” means a financial year.
Section 19 was amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) (“the 1994 Act”), Schedule 13; section 20 was substituted by the 1994 Act, section 35; and section 21B was inserted by the 1994 Act, section 34.
Section 3 was substituted by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), section 47(1).