Section 43 — Equality Act 2010: Interpretation

Interpretation 43 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 local 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 local 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. 5 “ 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. 5A “ 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. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 ;

d the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

9 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.