# The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Police Authorities) Order 1995, Article 2: Legal Services


The provision of legal services by a police authority shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it consists of legal work carried out in connection with any of the following:
(a) investigation or prosecution of a criminal offence;
(b) handling a complaint in pursuance of Part IX of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;
(c) proceedings in relation to a disciplinary offence, or unsatisfactory performance, by a member of a police force;
(d) the discharge of a constable during or at the end of his period of probation;
(e) the discharge of the functions of any constable or chief officer of police in pursuance of any enactment or instrument mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3303/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-police-authorities-order-1995/article-2
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