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The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/2553 · Made 8 October 2012 · Extends to England and Wales

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Police, England And Wales

Made 8th October 2012

Laid before Parliament 10th October 2012

Coming into force 15th November 2012

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(1)(a) and 154(5)(a) and (c) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011f1 as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993f2.C1

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Order excluded (8.5.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470), arts. 1(2), 3, Sch. 2 para. 24

Footnotes

f1

2011 c. 13.

f2

1993 c. 38.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Form of declaration of acceptance of office: police areas in England
  3. 3Form of declaration of acceptance of office: police areas in Wales
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule 1Declaration of Acceptance of Office
  6. Schedule 2Datganiad ar Dderbyn Swydd
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 2012.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 15th November 2012.

(3)

“Police area” means a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996f1 (police areas outside London).

2Form of declaration of acceptance of office: police areas in EnglandI1

The declaration of acceptance of office by a person elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for any police area in England must be in the form set out in Schedule 1.

3Form of declaration of acceptance of office: police areas in WalesI1

The declaration of acceptance of office by a person elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for any police area in Wales must be either—

(a)

in the English form set out in Schedule 1, or

(b)

in the Welsh form set out in Schedule 2.

Signature

Damian Green

Minister of State

Home Office

8th October 2012

Schedule 1Declaration of Acceptance of OfficeI1

Schedule 2Datganiad ar Dderbyn SwyddI1

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the forms of declaration of acceptance of office for persons elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for a police area in England or a police area in Wales. The declaration must be made within two months of election.

Article 2 provides that the form in Schedule 1 is the form of declaration of acceptance of office that is to be used where a person is elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for a police area in England.

Article 3 provides that the form in either Schedule 1 or 2 is the form of declaration of acceptance of office that is to be used where a person is elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for a police area in Wales.

Schedules 1 and 2 prescribe the form of the declaration of office in English and Welsh respectively.