SCHEDULECONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)I11
1
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 is amended as follows.
2
In the following provisions, after “Secretary of State” in each place insert “or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”—
a
section 50(4) (power to specify different day for PCC election);
b
section 58(5) (power to modify enactments relating to elections);
c
section 65(3) (power to make provision about reference to an entity under the control of a local policing body etc);
d
section 66(8) (power to make provision about reference to an entity under the control of a relevant council);
e
section 70(1)(a) (power to specify form for declaration of acceptance of office of PC commissioner);
f
section 71(6) (judicial proceedings as to disqualification or vacancy: power to specify different sum as security for costs of proceedings);
g
section 75(1) (duty to designate a local authority for each police area other than the metropolitan police district).
3
In section 55 (returning officers: expenditure)—
a
in subsections (1)(b), (4) and (6) to (11), for “Secretary of State” in each place substitute “Minister”, and
b
in subsection (12)—
i
after the definition of “local returning officer” insert—
“the Minister” means the Secretary of State or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster;
ii
in paragraph (b) of the definition of “returning officer”, for “that section” substitute “section 54”.
4
Omit section 58(5A)5.