3. After article 4 insert—
“4A.—(1) Section 4(2) of the Act shall not apply to a question asked by or on behalf of any person, in the course of the duties of the person’s office or employment, in order to assess whether the person to whom the question relates is disqualified by reason of section 66(3)(c) of the 2011 Act from being elected as, or being, a police and crime commissioner.
(2) Section 4(3)(a) of the Act shall not apply in relation to any obligation to disclose any matter if the obligation is imposed in order to assess whether a person is disqualified by reason of section 66(3)(c) of the 2011 Act from being elected as, or being, a police and crime commissioner.
(3) Section 4(3)(b) of the Act shall not apply in relation to the disqualification of a person from being elected as, or being, a police and crime commissioner under section 66(3)(c) of the 2011 Act.
(4) In this article—
“the 2011 Act” means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(1); and
“police and crime commissioner” means a police and crime commissioner established under section 1 of the 2011 Act.”