Part 1

Police reform
CHAPTER 6

Police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies

Disqualification

Disqualification from election as police and crime commissioner
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1
A person is disqualified from being elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for a police area at any election unless—
a
the person has attained the age of 18 when nominated as a candidate at the election, and
b
on each relevant day, the person is registered in the register of local government electors for an electoral area in respect of an address in the police area.
2
In this section “relevant day”, in relation to a person who is a candidate at an election, means—
a
the day on which the person is nominated as a candidate at the election;
b
the day of the poll at the election.
3
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 has been nominated as a candidate for election as police and crime commissioner for any other police area at that election.
4
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 police and crime commissioner for any other police area, or
b
the person has been nominated as a candidate for election as police and crime commissioner for any other police area for which an election is held on the same day.
S. 64 in force at 25.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1129, art. 2(b)
Ss. 64-68: power to apply conferred by 2009 c. 20, Sch. 5C para. 9(1) (as inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 2)