The West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 No.

SCHEDULE 1 Modification of police and crime commissioner enactments in their application to the Mayor

PART 1 Modifications of primary legislation

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

29.  For section 64(3) to (4A) (disqualification from election as police and crime commissioner)(1), substitute—

“(3) A person is disqualified from being elected as the Mayor at an election held under the West Midlands Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016(2) if—

(a) the person has been nominated as a candidate for election as police and crime commissioner for any other police area at an ordinary election, and

(b) the ordinary election is held on the same day as the election to return the Mayor.

(4) A person is disqualified from being elected as the Mayor at an election held under the Combined Authorities (Mayors) (Filling of Vacancies) Order 2017(3) if—

(a) the person is the police and crime commissioner for any other police area; or

(b) the person has been nominated as a candidate for election as police and crime commissioner for any other police area for which an election is held on the same day.”.

(1)

Subsections (3A) and (4A) were inserted by S.I. 2017/470.

(2)

S.I. 2016/933.

(3)

S.I. 2017/69.