{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-discipline-scotland-amendment-regulations-1987/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-discipline-scotland-amendment-regulations-1987/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2226",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Discipline) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-discipline-scotland-amendment-regulations-1987",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendments to principal Regulations",
  "text": "After regulation 11 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation:—\n“Representation of parties\n11A (1) Subject to paragraph (4), the case against the accused shall be presented by a constable of rank equal to or above that of the accused, other than the chief constable, a deputy chief constable, the investigating officer or any witness.\n(2) The accused shall be entitled to conduct his case in person or he may be represented by another member of a police force selected by him, and such other member may be a representative of a Police Federation, or he may be represented in accordance with paragraph (3) of this regulation.\n(3) In any case in which the accused has given notice in terms of regulation 9 that he wishes to be legally represented, or has been permitted to vary his election under regulation 9A, the accused may be represented, at his option, at the hearing under regulation 12, either by an advocate or by a solicitor.\n(4) Notwithstanding the terms of paragraph (1) of this regulation, if the accused has given notice in terms of regulation 9 that he wishes to be legally represented or has been allowed to vary his election under regulation 9A, the case against him may be presented by an advocate or solicitor whether or not the accused is actually so represented.\n(5) The presenting officer and the accused, or as the case may be the representative of the accused, may be assisted at the hearing by a member of a police force.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2226/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:14:14.235870+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."
}