SCHEDULEE+WCONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)E+W

1.—(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;”, and

(ii)in paragraph (b) of the definition of “returning officer”, for “that section” substitute “section 54”.

(4) Omit section 58(5A)(1).