Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

7 (1) Section 34 (orders altering police areas: supplementary provisions) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For subsection (1)(a), substitute—

“(a) provision as to who is to be a police and crime commissioner;”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) Provision falling within subsection (1)(a) includes, in particular—

(a) provision for the police and crime commissioner for a police area affected by the order to become the police and crime commissioner for a police area resulting from the order;

(b) provision for the holding of an election for the police and crime commissioner for any police area resulting from the order.”

(4) In subsection (2)—

(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and

(b) after paragraph (b) insert “and

(c) to apply (with or without modification) any provision of, or made under, Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.”

(5) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) An order under section 32 which includes provision within subsection (1A)(b) may, in particular require the election in question to be held before the alteration of police areas takes effect.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 10 para. 7 in force at 25.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1129, art. 2(g)