Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
14(1)Section 15 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (structural and boundary change in England: incidental etc provision in orders or regulations) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “police authority” in both places where it occurs substitute “local policing body”;
(b)after paragraph (f) insert—
“(fa)as to who is to be a police and crime commissioner;”.
(3)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)Provision falling within subsection (1)(fa) includes, in particular—
(a)provision for the police and crime commissioner for a police area affected by an order by virtue of provision made under section 11(4)(g) to become the police and crime commissioner for a police area resulting from the order;
(b)provision for the holding of an election for the police and crime commissioner for any police area resulting from the order.”
(4)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)Without prejudice to subsection (2), an order under section 7 or 10 which includes provision within subsection (1A)(b) may, in particular, require the election in question to be held before the alteration of police areas takes effect.”