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PART 2Amendment of the 2009 Regulations

Amendment of Part 1 of the 2009 Regulations

2.—(1) Part 1 of the 2009 Regulations is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a)for the definition of “police force”, substitute—

“police force” means—

(a)

a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 (interpretation)(1),

(b)

the Police Service of Scotland within the meaning of section 6 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (the Police Service of Scotland)(2),

(c)

the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve within the meaning of section 1 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (name of the police in Northern Ireland)(3),

and includes a police force constituted under, or referred to in, any corresponding earlier enactments;;

(b)in the definition of “relevant organisation”—

(i)for the comma after “the Secret Intelligence Service” substitute “or”, and

(ii)omit “or a police force”;

(c)in the definition of “section 1088 decision”, after “section 1088 application” insert “under regulation 10(1) or 11(1)”.