Schedules
Schedule 8Voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens
Part 2Amendments in relation to certain local elections in England and Wales
I16Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
1
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 is amended as follows.
2
In section 51(6C)(a) (election to fill vacancy in office of commissioner), for the words from “disqualified” to “Union” substitute
—
i
disqualified as a peer from voting as an elector at parliamentary elections, or
ii
a qualifying EU citizen, or an EU citizen with retained rights, who has attained the age of 18
3
In section 52(1C)(a) (persons entitled to vote), for the words from “disqualified” to the end substitute
—
i
disqualified as a peer from voting as an elector at parliamentary elections, or
ii
a qualifying EU citizen, or an EU citizen with retained rights, who has attained the age of 18,
4
In section 64(1C)(a) (disqualification from election as police and crime commissioner), for “relevant citizen of the Union” substitute “qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights”
.
5
In section 68 (citizenship condition)—
a
in subsection (2)(c), for “citizen of the Union” substitute “qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights”
;
b
omit subsection (5).
6
In section 102(1) (interpretation)—
a
omit the definition of “relevant citizen of the Union”;