In this Part—

• “2012 Order” means the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012;

• “ongoing PCC election” means a relevant PCC election for which the date of poll as specified in the notice of election is on or after 31st January 2024;

• “PCC election” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the 2012 Order;

• “relevant PCC election” means a PCC election for which the notice of election is published in accordance with rule 4 of Schedule 3 to the 2012 Order on or before 30th January 2024;

• “transitional period” means the period—

  1. a

     beginning with 31st October 2023, and

  2. b

     ending with—

     1. i

        for the purposes of an ongoing PCC election, the day after the day of poll for that election;

     2. ii

        for all other purposes, 31st January 2024.