The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

PART 4Legal Proceedings

Application to PCC elections of existing provisions about legal proceedings

74.  Schedule 9 (application to PCC elections of certain existing provisions about legal proceedings) has effect.

Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt and illegal practices

75.—(1) In section 160 of the 1983 Act(1) (incapacities where a person has been reported by an election court personally guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice)—

(a)in subsections (1), (4), (5)(a), (5A) and (7), each reference to a person guilty of a corrupt practice includes a reference to a person guilty of such a practice under—

(i)a provision of the 1983 Act applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9, or

(ii)a provision of this Order;

(b)in subsections (1), (4), (5)(b) and (7), each reference to a person guilty of an illegal practice includes a reference to a person guilty of such a practice under—

(i)a provision of the 1983 Act applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9, or

(ii)a provision of this Order;

(c)in subsections (1)(b) and (4), each reference to elective office or office includes a reference to the office of police and crime commissioner.

(2) In the application of section 160 of the 1983 Act by virtue of paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii)—

(a)the reference in subsection (1) to section 145 of the 1983 Act includes a reference to that provision as applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9;

(b)in subsection (4A)—

(i)the reference to a person convicted of a corrupt practice under section 60, 62A or 62B of the 1983 Act(2) includes a reference to a person convicted of a corrupt practice under article 17 of, or paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to, this Order, and

(ii)the reference to a person convicted of an illegal practice under section 61 of the 1983 Act includes a reference to a person convicted of an illegal practice under article 18 of this Order;

(c)the reference in subsection (5A) to section 174 of the 1983 Act includes a reference to that provision as applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9;

(d)the reference in subsection (7) to the provisions of the 1983 Act includes a reference to the provisions of this Order.

Avoidance of election for employing corrupt agent

76.  In section 165 of the 1983 Act(3) (avoidance of election for employing corrupt agent)—

(a)in subsections (1) and (2), each reference to local government election includes a reference to an election in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the 2011 Act;

(b)the reference in subsection (1)(a) to a person convicted or reported of a corrupt or illegal practice within the meaning of the 1983 Act includes a reference to a person convicted or reported of a corrupt or illegal practice under—

(i)a provision of the 1983 Act applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9, or

(ii)a provision of this Order;

(c)the reference in subsection (4) to an election of the Mayor of London includes a reference to an election in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the 2011 Act.

Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice

77.—(1) In section 173 of the 1983 Act(4) (incapacities where a person has been convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice)—

(a)in subsections (1), (3)(a) and (7), each reference to a person convicted of a corrupt practice includes a reference to a person convicted of a corrupt practice under—

(i)a provision of the 1983 Act applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9, or

(ii)a provision of this Order;

(b)in subsections (1), (3)(b), and (7), each reference to a person convicted of an illegal practice includes a reference to a person convicted of an illegal practice under—

(i)a provision of the 1983 Act applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9, or

(ii)a provision of this Order;

(c)in subsections (1), (4), (6), (7) and (8), each reference to elective office or office includes a reference to the office of police and crime commissioner.

(2) In the application of section 173 of the 1983 Act by virtue of paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii)—

(a)in subsection (2)—

(i)the reference to a person convicted of a corrupt practice under section 60, 62A or 62B of the 1983 Act includes a reference to a person convicted of a corrupt practice under article 17 of, or paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to, this Order, and

(ii)the reference to a person convicted of an illegal practice under section 61 of the 1983 Act includes a reference to a person convicted of an illegal practice under article 18 of this Order;

(b)the references in subsection (9) to section 168 or 169 of the 1983 Act, and section 174 of that Act, include a reference to that section as applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9.

Incapacity to hold public or judicial office: Scotland

78.—(1) In section 173A of the 1983 Act(5) (incapacity where a person has been convicted of a corrupt practice), the reference in subsection (1) to a person convicted of a corrupt practice includes a reference to a person convicted of a corrupt practice under—

(a)a provision of the 1983 Act applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9, or

(b)a provision of this Order.

(2) In the application of section 173A of the 1983 Act by virtue of paragraph (1)(b)—

(a)the reference in subsection (1) to section 174 of the 1983 Act includes a reference to that section as applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9;

(b)the reference in subsection (2)(a) to section 173 of the 1983 Act is a reference to that section as it has effect by virtue of article 77;

(c)the reference in subsection (2)(b) to section 168 of the 1983 Act includes a reference to that section as applied by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9.