Part 1

Police reform
CHAPTER 6

Police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies

Vacancy or incapacity

Vacancy where acting commissioner acts for 6 months
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1
Subsection (2) applies where—
a
an acting commissioner is appointed under section 62 to act for the police and crime commissioner for a police area because the police and crime commissioner is incapacitated, and
b
the police and crime commissioner does not cease to be incapacitated during the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the acting commissioner is appointed.
2
At the end of that 6 month period—
a
the police and crime commissioner ceases to be police and crime commissioner, and
b
accordingly, the office of police and crime commissioner for that police area becomes vacant.