# Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Paragraph 7


(1) A police and crime commissioner must appoint a person to act as chief executive, or a chief finance officer, if and for as long as—
(a) that post is vacant, or
(b) the holder of that post is, in the commissioner's opinion, unable to carry out the duties of that post.
(2) A person may not be appointed under sub-paragraph (1) to act as chief finance officer unless the person is qualified to be appointed to the post under paragraph 6.
(3) A reference in any enactment to the chief executive, or chief finance officer, of a police and crime commissioner includes a reference to a person acting as chief executive, or chief finance officer, in accordance with sub-paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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