Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006

32 Interpretation of Chapter 1

In this Chapter—

• “the Agency” means the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency established under section 2(1);

• “the Authority” means the Scottish Police Services Authority established by section 1;

• “financial year” means—

  (a)

  the period beginning with the date on which the Authority first meets and ending with 31 March next following that date; and

  (b)

  each successive period of 12 months ending with 31 March;

• “inspectors of constabulary” means persons appointed under section 33(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (“the 1967 Act”);

• “joint police board” means a joint police board constituted under an amalgamation scheme made under the 1967 Act;

• “police bodies” means—

  (a)

  each police authority whose area is not combined by virtue of an amalgamation scheme under the 1967 Act with the area of any other police authority; and

  (b)

  each joint police board;

• “police support services” has the meaning given by section 3(2).