Part 1 U.K.Police reform

CHAPTER 6 U.K.Police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies

Elections: further provision E+W

75 The appropriate officer E+W

(1) For each police area, other than the metropolitan police district, the Secretary of State [F1 or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] must by order designate a local authority.

(2) In this Chapter, the “appropriate officer”, in relation to any such police area, means the head of paid service of the local authority designated for that police area.

(3) In this section—

• “local authority” means—

  (a)

  a district council,

  (b)

  a county council in England for a county in which there are no district councils,

  (c)

  the Council of the Isles of Scilly,

  (d)

  a county council or county borough council in Wales;

• “head of paid service”, in relation to a council, means the person designated by the council under section 4(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1989.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 75(1) inserted (12.8.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Police and Crime Commissioner Elections) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1526), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(g)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 75(1) functions to be exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (12.8.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Police and Crime Commissioner Elections) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1526), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2)(h) (with art. 4)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 75 in force at 25.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1129, art. 2(b)