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.