2008 No. 2163
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2008
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 19981.
An application for an Order containing the provisions set out in article 2 below has been made jointly by all persons who would be responsible authorities in relation to a combined area consisting of the local government areas of Stratford–on–Avon District Council and Warwick District Council.
An application for an Order containing the provisions set out in article 3 below has been made jointly by all persons who would be responsible authorities in relation to a combined area consisting of the local government areas of Daventry District Council and South Northamptonshire District Council.
The Secretary of State considers it would be in the interests of reducing crime and disorder and of combating the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances, to make such an Order.
Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 12th September 2008.
Combined areas
2
1
The functions conferred by sections 6 to 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 19982 are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Stratford–on–Avon District Council and Warwick District Council as if they constituted only one area (for the purposes of this article, “the combined area”).
2
The persons who for the purposes of Chapter 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be taken as the responsible authorities in relation to the combined area are the persons who, apart from this Order, would be a responsible authority in relation to any one or more of the areas included in the combined area.
3
1
The functions conferred by sections 6 to 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Daventry District Council and South Northamptonshire District Council as if they constituted only one area (for the purposes of this article, “the combined area”).
2
The persons who for the purposes of Chapter 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be taken as the responsible authorities in relation to the combined area are the persons who, apart from this Order, would be responsible authority in relation to any one or more of the areas included in the combined area.
(This note is not part of the Order)