Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1772
Local Government, England
The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012
Made
5th July 2012
Laid before Parliament
11th July 2012
Coming into force
6th August 2012
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(5) and (6) and 190(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 6th August 2012.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
Amendment of the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990
2. —(1)The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “the Act” insert—
“ “Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime” means a person appointed under section 19(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 ( 3 ) ; ” .
(3) In regulation 3 (terms of appointment and conditions of employment)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “The terms of appointment” substitute “Subject to paragraph (3), the terms of appointment”;
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
“ (3) Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Schedule do not apply where the appointee is the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Bob Neill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
5th July 2012
1989 c. 42 . These powers are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ); see the entry in Schedule 1 for the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
S.I. 1990/851 . Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1999/715 and 1999/1665 .