Paragraph 1 F1

In this Schedule—

• “the Area”, in relation to the Mayor, means the police area in relation to which the Mayor is to exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner; and, in a case where a combined authority or combined county authority meets the eligibility condition in relation to two or more police areas (see section 107FA(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 or section 33A(4) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023), this Schedule applies separately in relation to each of those police areas and “the Area” is to be read accordingly;

• “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

• “combined county authority” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

• “constituent council” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a combined authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a district council whose area is within the area of the authority;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a combined county authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council for an area within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a unitary district council for an area within the area of the authority;

• “the Mayor” means a mayor for the area of a combined authority or combined county authority who is to exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner in relation to an area by virtue of—

  1. (a)

     section 107F(1A) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, or

  2. (b)

     section 33(1A) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

• “the PCC functions” means the functions of a police and crime commissioner which the Mayor is to exercise by virtue of this Schedule;

• “police and crime commissioner enactment” means any of the following enactments (whenever passed or made)—

  1. (a)

     any enactment that is contained in, or is made under, Part 1 of this Act;

  2. (b)

     any other enactment that has effect in relation to police and crime commissioners;

• “the Strategic Authority” means the combined authority or combined county authority for whose area the Mayor is the mayor;

• “the transfer time” means the time specified in—

  1. (a)

     the order under section 107F(5)(a) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, or

  2. (b)

     the regulations under section 33(5)(a) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023,

  at which the Mayor is to begin exercising functions of a police and crime commissioner in relation to the Area.