The Transfer of Functions (Police and Crime Commissioner Elections) Order 2015
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Police and Crime Commissioner Elections) Order 2015.(2) This Order comes into force on 12th August 2015.In this Order— a provision of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) which is listed in paragraph (2) ,the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Returning Officers’ Accounts) Regulations 2012section 50(4) (power to specify different day for PCC election) ;section 55 (functions relating to returning officers’ expenditure) ;section 58(5) (a) , (b) and (d) (power to modify enactments relating to elections) ;section 65(3) (power to make provision about reference to an entity under the control of a local policing body etc) ;section 66(8) (power to make provision about reference to an entity under the control of a relevant council) ;section 70(1) (a) (power to specify form for declaration of acceptance of office of PC commissioner) ;section 71(6) (judicial proceedings as to disqualification or vacancy: power to specify different sum as security for costs of proceedings) ;section 75(1) (duty to designate a local authority for each police area other than the metropolitan district) .(3) The functions which are directed by paragraph (1) to be exercisable by the Secretary of State concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy are to be so exercisable so far as they relate to an election of a police and crime commissioner the date of the poll for which is on or after 1st May 2016.(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to the functions under 71(6) and 75(1) of the 2011 Act.(1) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Secretary of State before the coming into force of this Order.(2) There are transferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy all property, rights and liabilities to which the Secretary of State is entitled or subject at the coming into force of this Order in connection with a function which is directed by article 3 to be exercisable by the Secretary of State concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy (an “article 3 function”) .(3) Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State may, so far as it relates to an article 3 function or anything transferred by paragraph (2) , be continued by or in relation to the Chancellor of the Duchy.(4) Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Secretary of State in connection with an article 3 function or anything transferred by paragraph (2) has effect, so far as necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if done by or in relation to the Chancellor of the Duchy.(5) Documents or
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