The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017

Consequential amendments and modifications

Amendments to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

10.—(1) The 2011 Act is amended as follows.

(2) After section 1(9), insert—

“(9A) Subsection (1) does not apply to an area in relation to which an order under section 107F(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(1) has effect (order providing for mayor for an area of a combined authority to exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner for the area).”.

(3) In section 64—

(a) after subsection (3), insert—

“(3A) A person is disqualified from being elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for a police area at an ordinary election if the person—

(a) has been nominated as a candidate for election as mayor for the area of a combined authority at an election to be held on the same day; and

(b) by virtue of an order under section 107F(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, the mayor would exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner in relation to the area.”;

(b) after subsection (4), insert—

“(4A) A person is disqualified from being elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for a police area at an election other than an ordinary election if—

(a) the person is a mayor who, by virtue of an order under section 107F(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, exercises functions of a police and crime commissioner for the area of a combined authority; or

(b) the person has been nominated as a candidate for election as a mayor who, by virtue of such an order, would exercise such functions and the election would take place on the same day.”.

Modifications to the Local Government Act 1972

11.  Section 86 of the Local Government Act 1972(2) applies in relation to the mayor with the following modification.

(1) After section 86(1)(c), insert—

“(d) ceases to be the mayor by virtue of section 63 of the 2011 Act;”.

(1)

Section 107F was inserted by section 4 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1).

(2)

1972 c. 70. Section 86(2) was amended by section 59 of, and paragraph 6(1) and (7)(d) of Schedule 13 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). There are other amendments, but none is relevant.