2.—(1) The functions conferred by sections 6 and 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(1) are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Bassetlaw District Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council as if they constituted only one area (for the purposes of this article, “the combined area”).
(2) The persons who for the purposes of Chapter 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be taken as the responsible authorities in relation to the combined area are the persons who comprise every person who, apart from this Order, would be a responsible authority in relation to one or both of the areas included in the combined area.
Section 6 was substituted by section 22 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 9 to, the Police and Justice Act 2006. Section 6 is prospectively amended by section 108(4) and (5) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) with effect from 1st April 2010.