Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Designation of Local Authorities) (No.2) Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(3) “Police area” means a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996(1) (police areas outside London).
Revocation
2. The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Designation of Local Authorities) Order 2012(2) is revoked.
Designation of police area returning officers
3.—(1) This article designates for the purposes of section 75(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(3) (the appropriate officer) a local authority for each police area in England and each police area in Wales.
(2) In respect of a police area in England listed in column 1 of Schedule 1, the designated local authority is to be the local authority listed in column 2 of the Schedule opposite to the name of the police area.
(3) In respect of a police area in Wales listed in column 1 of Schedule 2, the designated local authority is to be the local authority listed in column 2 of the Schedule opposite to the name of the police area.
Nick Herbert
Minister of State
Home Office
9th August 2012