{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/665",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Police, England And Wales\nMade 9th March 2015\nComing into force 7th May 2015\nThe Lord President of the Council makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 58(1)(a), (2)(e), (5) and (5A) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(hc) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission.\nIn accordance with section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 30"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2011 c.13. Section 58(1) was amended, and section 58(5A) inserted, by S.I. 2014/268."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c.41. Section 7(2)(hc) was inserted by section 74 of, and paragraphs 8 and 11 of Schedule 10 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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