Legislation – The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025

PART 1Introductory

CHAPTER 2Interpretation

Meaning of UK law-enforcement body, chief officer and payable institution5.

In this Order, a reference to—

(a)

a UK law-enforcement body is to a body specified in the first column of the following table;

(b)

the chief officer of a UK law-enforcement body is to the person specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of the table;

(c)

the payable institution in relation to a UK law-enforcement body is to the person specified in the corresponding entry in the third column of the table.

UK law-enforcement body

Chief officer

Payable institution

a police force in England and Wales within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 19963

the chief officer of police as defined by section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996

the local policing body as defined by section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996

the Police Service of Northern Ireland

the body’s chief constable

the Northern Ireland Policing Board

the Royal Navy Police

the body’s Provost Marshal

the body’s Provost Marshal

the Royal Military Police

the body’s Provost Marshal

the body’s Provost Marshal

the Royal Air Force Police

the body’s Provost Marshal

the body’s Provost Marshal

the Ministry of Defence Police

the body’s chief constable

the Ministry of Defence Police Committee

the British Transport Police

the body’s chief constable

the British Transport Police Authority

the Civil Nuclear Constabulary

the body’s chief constable

the Civil Nuclear Police Authority

the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

any of the Commissioners

the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

the National Crime Agency

the body’s Director general

the body

the tri-service serious crime unit (as defined in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 20064

the Provost Marshal for serious crime

the Provost Marshal for serious crime

3

1996 c. 16. Section 101(1) was relevantly amended by section 96(2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13).

4

2006 c. 52. Subsection (1A) of section 375 was inserted by section 12(4) of the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35).