(1) In this Order—
the “ 2002 Act ” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
“ local authority ” means—
in England—
a county council,
a district council,
a London borough council,
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority,
the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or
a parish council;
in Wales—
a county council,
a community council, or
a county borough council;
the “ NHS Counter Fraud Authority ” means the NHS Counter Fraud Authority established as a special health authority under section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006 ;
the “ Post Office ” means the company Post Office Limited (registered number 2154540);
“ relevant training ” means training on the role of an accredited financial investigator from the National Crime Agency, the Assets Recovery Agency or the National Policing Improvement Agency;
the “ Royal Mail ” means the company Royal Mail Group Limited (registered number 4138203);
“ Velindre National Health Service Trust ” means the NHS trust established by the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 .
(2) A reference in this Order to a member of staff of a government department (whether of the United Kingdom or of Northern Ireland) includes a reference to a member of staff of any executive agency of the department in question.
(3) In relation to paragraph (2), where the reference in the Order is to a member of staff of the department at or above a particular grade, the reference to a member of staff at an executive agency included by virtue of paragraph (2) is to a member of staff at or above the same grade or a grade equivalent to that grade.
