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<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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<Text>Section 50 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (timing of ordinary election of police and crime commissioners) is amended as set out in subsections <InternalLink id="i00042" Ref="section-8-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/2/enacted">(2)</InternalLink> to <InternalLink id="i00043" Ref="section-8-4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/4" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/4/enacted">(4)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>In subsection (3), for “the ordinary day of election” substitute “the first Thursday in May”.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/3/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/3" id="section-8-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>In subsection (5)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/3/a/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/3/a" id="section-8-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in paragraph (a), for “the ordinary day of election” substitute “the first Thursday in May”;</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/3/b/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/3/b" id="section-8-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in paragraph (b), for the words from “the ordinary day of election” to “in relation to Wales,” substitute “the first Thursday in May”.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/4/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/4" id="section-8-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Omit subsection (6).</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/5/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/5" id="section-8-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
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<Text>In section 51 of that Act (election to fill vacancy in office of commissioner), for subsection (6) substitute—</Text>
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<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
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<Text>A person is a relevant elector for the purposes of subsection (5) in relation to a police area in England if the person is registered in a register of local government electors in respect of an address within the police area.</Text>
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<P2>
<Pnumber>6A</Pnumber>
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<Text>A person is a relevant elector for the purposes of subsection (5) in relation to a police area in Wales if subsection <InternalLink Ref="p00128">(6B)</InternalLink> or <InternalLink Ref="p00129">(6C)</InternalLink> applies.</Text>
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<Pnumber>6B</Pnumber>
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<Text>This subsection applies if—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the person is registered in a register of parliamentary electors in respect of an address within the police area, and</Text>
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<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the registration is not in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration.</Text>
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<P2 id="p00129">
<Pnumber>6C</Pnumber>
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<Text>This subsection applies if—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the person is disqualified as a peer from voting as an elector at parliamentary elections, or is a relevant citizen of the Union, and</Text>
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<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the person is registered in a register of local government electors in respect of an address within the police area.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/6/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/6" id="section-8-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
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<Text>Section 52 of that Act (persons entitled to vote) is amended as set out in subsections <InternalLink id="i00046" Ref="section-8-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/7/enacted">(7)</InternalLink> and <InternalLink id="i00047" Ref="section-8-8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/8" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/8/enacted">(8)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/7/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/7" id="section-8-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
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<Text>In subsection (1), after “a police area” insert “in England”.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/8/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/8" id="section-8-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
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<Text>After subsection (1) insert—</Text>
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<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
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<Text>A person is entitled to vote as an elector at an election of a police and crime commissioner for a police area in Wales if subsection <InternalLink Ref="p00133">(1B)</InternalLink> or <InternalLink Ref="p00134">(1C)</InternalLink> applies.</Text>
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<Pnumber>1B</Pnumber>
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<Text>This subsection applies if on the date of the poll—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in a constituency wholly or partly comprised in the police area,</Text>
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<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the address in respect of which the person is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for that constituency is within the police area, and</Text>
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<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>the registration is not in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration.</Text>
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<Pnumber>1C</Pnumber>
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<Text>This subsection applies if on the date of the poll—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the person is disqualified as a peer from voting as an elector at parliamentary elections, or is a relevant citizen of the Union who has attained the age of 18,</Text>
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<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in an electoral area wholly or partly comprised in the police area, and</Text>
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<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>the address in respect of which the person is registered in the register of local government electors for that electoral area is within the police area.</Text>
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</P3>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/9/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/9" id="section-8-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
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<Text>Section 64 of that Act (disqualification for election as police and crime commissioner) is amended as set out in subsections <InternalLink id="i00050" Ref="section-8-10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/10" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/10/enacted">(10)</InternalLink> and <InternalLink id="i00051" Ref="section-8-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/11" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/11/enacted">(11)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/10/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/10" id="section-8-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In subsection (1), after “a police area” insert “in England”.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/11/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/11" id="section-8-11">
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
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<Text>After subsection (1) insert—</Text>
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<P2>
<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
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<Text>A person is disqualified from being elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for a police area in Wales at any election unless—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person has attained the age of 18 when nominated as a candidate at the election, and</Text>
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<P3 id="p00137">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>on each relevant day subsection <InternalLink Ref="p00138">(1B)</InternalLink> or <InternalLink Ref="p00139">(1C)</InternalLink> applies.</Text>
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<P2 id="p00138">
<Pnumber>1B</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This subsection applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person is registered in a register of parliamentary electors in respect of an address within the police area, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the registration is not in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration.</Text>
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</P2>
<P2 id="p00139">
<Pnumber>1C</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This subsection applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person is disqualified as a peer from voting as an elector at parliamentary elections, or is a relevant citizen of the Union, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person is registered in a register of local government electors in respect of an address within the police area.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/12/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/8/12" id="section-8-12">
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 102 of that Act (interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (1), at the appropriate places insert—</Text>
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<Text>“<Term>overseas elector’s declaration</Term>” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1985;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term>relevant citizen of the Union</Term>” has the meaning given by section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983;</Text>
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