Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3343
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2005
Made
4th December 2005
Laid before Parliament
7th December 2005
Coming into force
1st January 2006
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998( 1 ).
An application for an Order containing the provisions set out below has been made jointly by all the persons who would be responsible authorities in relation to a combined area consisting of the local government areas of Mendip District Council and South Somerset District Council.
The Secretary of State considers it would be in the interests of reducing crime and disorder and of combatting the misuse of drugs to make such an Order.
Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1 st January 2006.
2. The functions conferred by sections 6 to 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ( 2 ) are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Mendip District Council and South Somerset District Council as if they constituted only one area (“the combined area”).
3. The persons who for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be taken as the responsible authorities in relation to the combined area are the persons who, apart from this Order, would be a responsible authority in relation to any one or more of the areas included in the combined area.
Hazel Blears
Minister of State
Home Office
4th December 2005
1998 c. 37 : sub-section (1A) was inserted in section 5 by section 97(1) and (3) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) .
Section 6 was amended by section 97 (1) and (7) to (11) of the Police Reform Act 2002. Section 6A was inserted by section 98 of the Police Reform Act 2002.