Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

(2) In this Order–

“the Act” means the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;

“authority” means a police authority (not being a constituent authority) or a joint police board;

“financial year 2001-2002” means the period of 12 months commencing on 1st April 2001; and

“police grant” means the grant made under section 32(1) of the Act.