{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2004/section-66",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2004/section-66.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/20",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2004",
  "path": "section/66",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "66",
  "heading": "Representation at certain disciplinary proceedings",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where disciplinary proceedings conducted in accordance with arrangements made by the Police Authority may lead to a member of the Constabulary who is not a senior officer being—\n(a) dismissed;\n(b) required to resign; or\n(c) reduced in rank.\n(2) The member of the Constabulary must be given an opportunity to elect to be legally represented—\n(a) in those proceedings; and\n(b) on any appeal under the arrangements.\n(3) If he so elects, he may be represented, at his option, by counsel or by a solicitor.\n(4) The member of the Constabulary, if he is not legally represented, may be represented in the proceedings or on an appeal only by a person who is—\n(a) a member of the Constabulary;\n(b) a member of a police force maintained under the Police Act 1996 (c. 16);\n(c) a constable of the Police Service of Scotland;\n(d) a constable of the British Transport Police Force; or\n(e) a member of the Ministry of Defence Police.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 66(4)(c) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 44(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 66 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/877, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/20/section/66",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:05.990250+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}