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The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/3343 · Made 4 December 2005

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CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 4th December 2005

Laid before Parliament 7th December 2005

Coming into force 1st January 2006

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998f1.

An application for an Order containing the provisions set out below has been made jointly by all the persons who would be responsible authorities in relation to a combined area consisting of the local government areas of Mendip District Council and South Somerset District Council.

The Secretary of State considers it would be in the interests of reducing crime and disorder and of combatting the misuse of drugs to make such an Order.

Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 37: sub-section (1A) was inserted in section 5 by section 97(1) and (3) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006.

2

The functions conferred by sections 6 to 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998f1 are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Mendip District Council and South Somerset District Council as if they constituted only one area (“the combined area”).

3

The persons who for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 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, apart from this Order, would be a responsible authority in relation to any one or more of the areas included in the combined area.

Signature

Hazel Blears

Minister of State

Home Office

4th December 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that two crime and disorder partnerships in South Somerset are to be combined to form a single partnership covering the area. The combined area will comprise the local government areas of Mendip District Council and South Somerset District Council.