Section 42: Interpretation of Chapter 1
136.This section provides definitions and meanings for some of the terminology used in Chapter 1, including the terms "chief officer", "the Commissioners", "constable", and "financial year". For the purposes of this Chapter, the definitions of "prevention" and "detection" given in subsection (5) of section 81 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 apply. That subsection provides that: detecting crime includes—
(a)
establishing by whom, for what purpose, by what means and generally in what circumstances any crime was committed; and
(b)
the apprehension of the person by whom any crime was committed.