Prospective

Transitional arrangements and asset transfers E+W

Continuity E+W

6.—(1) The abolition of the police and crime commissioner, the transfer or abolition of the commissioner’s functions, and the transfer of the commissioner’s property, rights and liabilities, do not affect the validity of anything done before the abolition or transfer.

(2) Paragraphs (3) to (5) apply where any functions, property, rights or liabilities are transferred by or under the 2016 Order or this Order from the commissioner to the combined authority.

(3) There may be continued by or in relation to the combined authority anything (including legal proceedings) which—

(a) relates to any of the functions, property, rights or liabilities transferred; and

(b) is in the process of being done by or in relation to the commissioner immediately before 8th May 2017.

(4) Anything which—

(a) was made or done by or in relation to the commissioner for the purposes of, or otherwise in connection with, any of the functions, property, rights or liabilities transferred; and

(b) is in effect immediately before 8th May 2017;

has effect as if made or done by or in relation to the combined authority.

(5) The combined authority is to be substituted for the commissioner in any instruments, contracts or legal proceedings which—

(a) relate to any of the functions, property, rights or liabilities transferred; and

(b) are made or commenced before 8th May 2017.

(6) In this paragraph a reference to the transfer of a function includes a reference to the abolition of the function and the conferral of a corresponding function on another person.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 6 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(2)