Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994

40 Police areas in Wales: alterations under Local Government Act 1972

(1) The [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 54(1) (changes that may be proposed by Welsh Local Government Boundary Commission) after paragraph (e) there shall be added—

“(f) a change in police areas (including a change resulting in a reduction or increase in the number of police areas) in connection with a change in local government areas”.

(3) In section 58 (implementation of Commission’s reports) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

“(3A) The Secretary of State shall exercise his power to make orders under this section in relation to police areas in such a way as to ensure that no county or county borough is divided between two or more police areas.”

(4) In section 60 (procedure for reviews)—

(a) in subsection (2)(a)(i) (duty to consult local authorities etc.) after the word “area” there shall be inserted the words “and the police authority for any police area”;

(b) in subsection (2)(c) (duty to deposit documents with councils, etc.) after the words “principal council” there shall be inserted the words “or police authority”, and after the word “such” there shall be inserted the word “principal”;

(c) in subsection (5)(b) (further duty to deposit documents with councils, etc.) after the words “principal council” there shall be inserted the words “or police authority”, and after the word “such” there shall be inserted the word “principal”.

(5) In section 67 (provision that may be made by orders), in subsection (5)(b) for the words “and election” there shall be substituted the words “, election and membership”.