C3C2C1 Part 5Work
Pt. 5 excluded by 2005 c. 4, s. 27(5A)(b) (as inserted (15.7.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 9; S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g))
Pt. 5 applied (1.8.2011) by the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1771), regs. 3-5
Chapter 1Employment, etc.
Police officers
43Interpretation
1
This section applies for the purposes of section 42.
2
“Chief officer” means—
a
in relation to an appointment under a relevant Act, the chief officer of police for the police force to which the appointment relates;
b
in relation to any other appointment, the person under whose direction and control the body of constables or other persons to which the appointment relates is;
c
in relation to a constable or other person under the direction and control of a chief officer of police, that chief officer of police;
d
in relation to any other constable or any other person, the person under whose direction and control the constable or other person is.
3
“Responsible authority” means—
a
in relation to an appointment under a relevant Act, the F1local policing body or police authority that maintains the police force to which the appointment relates;
b
in relation to any other appointment, the person by whom a person would (if appointed) be paid;
c
in relation to a constable or other person under the direction and control of a chief officer of police, the F1local policing body or police authority that maintains the police force for which that chief officer is the chief officer of police;
d
in relation to any other constable or any other person, the person by whom the constable or other person is paid.
4
“Police cadet” means a person appointed to undergo training with a view to becoming a constable.
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“NCA ” means the National Crime Agency; and a reference to a constable at NCA is a reference to a constable seconded to it to serve as an NCA officer.
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“ SPA ” means the Scottish Police Authority; and a reference to a constable at SPA is a reference to a constable serving as a member of its staff by virtue of paragraph 7(1) of schedule 1 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
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8
For the purposes of this section, the relevant Acts are—
a
the Metropolitan Police Act 1829;
b
the City of London Police Act 1839;
c
the F4Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012;
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the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
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Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to Scotland as follows—
a
a reference to a police authority includes a reference to the Scottish Police Authority;
b
a reference to a police force includes a reference to the Police Service of Scotland; and
c
a reference to a chief officer of police includes a reference to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland.
Pt. 5 excluded by 2005 c. 4, s. 63(4) (as inserted (15.7.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 10(3); S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g))