1(1)Each police area in England, other than the metropolitan police district, is to have a police and crime panel established and maintained in accordance with Part 2 of this Schedule.E+W
(2)But the Secretary of State may, by order, provide that any such police area is to have (for as long as the order has effect) a police and crime panel established and maintained in accordance with Part 3 of this Schedule (instead of a panel established and maintained in accordance with Part 2).
(3)The Secretary of State may make an order under sub-paragraph (2) in relation to a single-authority police area only if the Secretary of State is of the opinion that the relevant local authority has failed to nominate or appoint one or more of its councillors as members of the panel in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 9.
(4)The Secretary of State may make an order under sub-paragraph (2) in relation to a multi-authority police area only if the Secretary of State is of the opinion that all the relevant local authorities have (whether at the same time or at different times) failed to nominate or appoint one or more of their councillors as members of the panel—
(a)in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 9 (in the case of a police area which covers ten or more local authorities), or
(b)in accordance with paragraphs 8 and 9 (in the case of a police area which covers nine or fewer local authorities).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 25.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1129, art. 2(e)