Part 1Police reform

CHAPTER 6Police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies

Elections: further provision

76Interpretation of Chapter 6

In this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires—

“appropriate officer” has the meaning given by section 75;

“elector”—

(a)

in relation to an election of a police and crime commissioner, means a person entitled to vote at the election;

(b)

in relation to a local government election, has the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983 (see section 202 of that Act);

“electoral area” has the same meaning as in that Act as it applies in relation to England and Wales (see section 203 of that Act);

“local government election” has the same meaning as in that Act as it applies in relation to England and Wales (see section 203 of that Act);

“local government elector” means a person registered as a local government elector in the register of electors in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Acts;

“ordinary election” has the meaning given in section 50;

“police area returning officer” has the meaning given by section 54.