C2Part 1Police reform
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CHAPTER 6Police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies
Vacancy or incapacity
I1C1C363Vacancy where acting commissioner acts for 6 months
1
Subsection (2) applies where—
a
an acting commissioner is appointed under section 62 to act for the police and crime commissioner for a police area because the police and crime commissioner is incapacitated, and
b
the police and crime commissioner does not cease to be incapacitated during the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the acting commissioner is appointed.
2
At the end of that 6 month period—
a
the police and crime commissioner ceases to be police and crime commissioner, and
b
accordingly, the office of police and crime commissioner for that police area becomes vacant.
Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (10.5.2021) by The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/112), arts. 1(4), 35(1) (with art. 35(3), Sch. 6)