{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/schedule-1B/paragraph-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964/schedule-1B/paragraph-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1964/48",
  "legislation_title": "Police Act 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1964",
  "path": "schedule/1B/paragraph/15",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to paragraphs 11 and 12 of this Schedule, a person shall be disqualified for being appointed as a member of a police authority under paragraph 5 of this Schedule, and for being a member so appointed, if he is—\n(a) a member of the council for a county, district, county borough or London borough which is wholly or partly within the area of the police authority;\n(b) a magistrate eligible for appointment to the police authority under paragraph 8 of this Schedule;\n(c) a member of the selection panel for the police authority’s area established under Schedule 1C to this Act;\n(d) a member of a police force;\n(e) an officer or employee of a police authority; or\n(f) an officer or employee of a relevant council.\n(2) A person shall not be regarded for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(f) of this paragraph as an employee of a relevant council by reason of his holding—\n(a) the post of head teacher or principal of a school, college or other educational institution or establishment which is maintained or assisted by a local education authority; or\n(b) any other post as a teacher or lecturer in any such school, college, institution or establishment.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/48/schedule/1B/paragraph/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:59:29.550126+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}