2(1)A police and crime commissioner must not appoint a person to be chief constable unless—
(a)that person is, or has been, a constable in any part of the United Kingdom, and
(b)the end of the confirmation process has been reached.
(2)The end of the confirmation process is reached—
(a)in a case where paragraph 7 applies, when the first of the events mentioned in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) occurs; or
(b)in a case where paragraph 8 applies, when the first of the events mentioned in sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) occurs.
(3)The first event mentioned in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) and (2)(b) is the period of three weeks mentioned in paragraph 4(6) ending without the relevant police and crime panel having given the police and crime commissioner any report on the proposed appointment.
(4)The second event mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) is the police and crime commissioner notifying the panel under paragraph 7(3) of the decision whether or not to accept the panel’s recommendation in relation to the appointment.
(5)The second event mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b) is the end of the confirmation process being reached in accordance with regulations under paragraph 10.