Article 3 The respondent
On any appeal to a police appeals tribunal under section 30(1) of the Act the respondent shall be—
(a)
in the case of an appeal by a senior officer, the police authority for the area for which the police force of which the appellant is a constable is maintained; and
(b)
in the case of an appeal by a constable who is not a senior officer, the chief constable of the police force of which the appellant is a constable.