2012 No.2606

Police, England And Wales

The Welsh Language (Police Names) Order 2012

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 25(1) of the Welsh Language Act 19931.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Welsh Language (Police Names) Order 2012, and comes into force on 22nd November 2012.

Welsh names

2

There are hereby conferred on those police and crime commissioners established under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 20112 which are, by virtue of section 1(3) of that Act, known by the names listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, the alternative names in Welsh specified in column 2 of that Schedule.

3

There are hereby conferred on those chief constables established under section 2 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 which are, by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act, known by the names listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order, the alternative names in Welsh specified in column 2 of that Schedule.

Damian GreenMinister of StateHome Office

SCHEDULE 1

Column 1

English Name

Column 2

Welsh Name

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys

Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer Dyfed Powys

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent

Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer Gwent

The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales

Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer Gogledd Cymru

The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales

Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer De Cymru

SCHEDULE 2

Column 1

English Name

Column 2

Welsh Name

The Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Police

Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu Dyfed Powys

The Chief Constable of Gwent Police

Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu Gwent

The Chief Constable of North Wales Police

Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu Gogledd Cymru

The Chief Constable of South Wales Police

Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu De Cymru

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confers on police and crime commissioners established in Wales under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, and on chief constables established in Wales under section 2 of that Act, alternative names in Welsh.