Prospective

Consequential amendments and modifications E+W

Amendments to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 E+W

10.—(1) The 2011 Act is amended as follows.

(2) After section 1(9), insert—

“(9A) Subsection (1) does not apply to an area in relation to which an order under section 107F(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(1) has effect (order providing for mayor for an area of a combined authority to exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner for the area).”.

(3) In section 64—

(a) after subsection (3), insert—

“(3A) 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—

(a) has been nominated as a candidate for election as mayor for the area of a combined authority at an election to be held on the same day; and

(b) by virtue of an order under section 107F(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, the mayor would exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner in relation to the area.”;

(b) after subsection (4), insert—

“(4A) 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 a mayor who, by virtue of an order under section 107F(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, exercises functions of a police and crime commissioner for the area of a combined authority; or

(b) the person has been nominated as a candidate for election as a mayor who, by virtue of such an order, would exercise such functions and the election would take place on the same day.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 10 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(2)

(1)

Section 107F was inserted by section 4 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1).