# The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/2768 · made 30 October 2012 · revised to 21 December 2022

The forms prescribed by article 2 of, and the Schedule to, this Order are prescribed as versions partly in Welsh and partly in English of the ballot paper which, depending on the number of candidates, must be used at elections of police and crime commissioners in Wales.

Made under: Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Section 58, Section 154); Welsh Language Act 1993 (Section 26); Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-welsh-forms-order-2012/pdf/uksi_20122768_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-welsh-forms-order-2012/pdf/uksiem_20122768_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Police, England And Wales
Made 30th October 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
This Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 58(1) and 154(5) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission about this Order in accordance with section 7(2)(hc) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
In accordance with section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

## 2 Welsh and English versions of forms

(1) The form set out in the Schedule is prescribed as the form of the ballot paper which must be used at a PCC election in Wales in place of the form specified by rule 19(1) of the PCC elections rules (the ballot papers).
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“PCC election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
“PCC elections rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 3 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012.

## Signature

Damian Green
Minister of State
Home Office
30th October 2012

## Welsh and English versions of forms

Ballot paper
Form of front of ballot paper
Form of back of ballot paper

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
The forms prescribed by article 2 of, and the Schedule to, this Order are prescribed as versions partly in Welsh and partly in English of the ballot paper which, depending on the number of candidates, must be used at elections of police and crime commissioners in Wales.
The English versions of the ballot paper are contained in the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1917).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2768 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-welsh-forms-order-2012
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