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2022 No. 790
Police, England And Wales
The Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022
Made
12th July 2022
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31A(1) of the Police Act 1996(1) and section 58(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(2), makes the following Regulations.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(2)(hc) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(3).
In accordance with section 31A(2) of the Police Act 1996 and section 154(2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment to the Police Act 1996
2. In Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996(4) (police areas), for the entry in the first column for “Hampshire” substitute “Hampshire and Isle of Wight”.
Amendments to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012
3.—(1) The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012(5) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 34 (prohibition of candidate election expenses not authorised by election agent), in paragraph (4), for the entry in the first column of table 1 for “Hampshire” substitute “Hampshire and Isle of Wight”.
(3) In article 35 (limitation of candidate election expenses), in paragraph (2), for the entry in the first column of table 2 for “Hampshire” substitute “Hampshire and Isle of Wight”.
Tom Pursglove
Minister of State
Home Office
12th July 2022
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the name of the police area that extends to the counties of Hampshire and Isle of Wight and the non-metropolitan districts of Portsmouth and Southampton from “Hampshire” to “Hampshire and Isle of Wight” in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16). Regulation 3 makes consequential amendments to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1917).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
(1)
1996 c. 16; section 31A was inserted by section 124 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).
(2)
2011 c. 13; section 58(1) was amended by S.I. 2014/268, S.I. 2015/1376, S.I. 2015/1526, S.I. 2016/997 and S.I. 2021/1265.
(3)
2000 c. 41; section 7(2)(hc) was inserted by paragraphs 8 and 11 of Schedule 10 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
(4)
There are amendments to Schedule 1 not relevant to these Regulations.
(5)
S.I. 2012/1917, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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