Defined term

“appropriate officer”

Defined in 27 Acts and 38 statutory instruments.

  1. Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996 SI
  2. Armed Forces Act 2006 Act
  3. The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 SI
  4. The Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Act 2015 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2015 SI
  5. The Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2015 SI
  6. Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 Act
  7. The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 SI
  8. The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 SI 2 definitions
  9. The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 SI
  10. Children Act 1989 Act
  11. Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 Act
  12. Crime and Policing Act 2026 Act
  13. Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 Act 3 definitions
  14. The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001 SI
  15. The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007 SI
  16. The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 SI
  17. The Criminal Defence Service (General) Regulations 2001 SI
  18. The Criminal Defence Service (Recovery of Defence Costs Orders) Regulations 2001 SI
  19. The Criminal Defence Service (Representation Order Appeals) Regulations 2001 SI
  20. The Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) Regulations 2006 SI
  21. Criminal Evidence (Amendment) Act 1997 Act
  22. Criminal Finances Act 2017 Act 2 definitions
  23. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Act
  24. The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 SI
  25. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 SI 9 definitions
  26. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Act
  27. The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 SI 2 definitions
  28. The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 SI
  29. Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 Act
  30. Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 Act 2 definitions
  31. The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 SI
  32. Employment Rights Act 1996 Act
  33. The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 SI
  34. The Family Procedure Rules 2010 SI
  35. The Financial Services and Markets Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme—Costs) Regulations 2001 SI
  36. Government of Wales Act 2006 Act
  37. Housing Act 2004 Act
  38. Juries Act 1974 Act
  39. Licensing Act 2003 Act
  40. The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004 SI
  41. The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 SI
  42. National Security Act 2023 Act 5 definitions
  43. The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 SI
  44. Offender Management Act 2007 Act
  45. The Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme – Costs) Regulations 2005 SI
  46. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Act 11 definitions
  47. The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004 SI
  48. Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Act 2 definitions
  49. The Police Regulations 2003 SI 2 definitions
  50. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Act 25 definitions
  51. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013 SI
  52. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014 SI
  53. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 SI 3 definitions
  54. The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (United States of America) Order 2007 SI
  55. The Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines Regulations 2005 SI
  56. Representation of the People Act 1983 Act 3 definitions
  57. The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 SI
  58. Social Security Administration Act 1992 Act
  59. Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 Act
  60. The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 SI
  61. The Special Constables Regulations 1965 SI
  62. The Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 SI 4 definitions
  63. Taxes Management Act 1970 Act
  64. Terrorism Act 2000 Act
  65. The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 SI

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