{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/section-26",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/13",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011",
  "path": "section/26",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Precepts",
  "text": "(1) The Local Government Finance Act 1992 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).\n(2) In section 39 (precepting and precepted authorities), in subsection (1) (major precepting authorities), for paragraph (b) substitute—\n“(b) a police and crime commissioner;”.\n(3) In section 65 (duty to consult ratepayers), in subsection (3) (definition of relevant authority), after “major precepting authority” insert “ , apart from a police and crime commissioner ”.\n(4) Schedule 5 (issuing precepts) has effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 26 in force at 22.11.2012 by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:27.716276+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}