Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 2553
Police, England And Wales
The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 2012
Made
8th October 2012
Laid before Parliament
10th October 2012
Coming into force
15th November 2012
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. โ(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on 15th November 2012.
(3) โPolice areaโ means a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996( 3 ) (police areas outside London).
Form of declaration of acceptance of office: police areas in England
2. The declaration of acceptance of office by a person elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for any police area in England must be in the form set out in Schedule 1.
Form of declaration of acceptance of office: police areas in Wales
3. The declaration of acceptance of office by a person elected to the office of police and crime commissioner for any police area in Wales must be eitherโ
(a) in the English form set out in Schedule 1, or
(b) in the Welsh form set out in Schedule 2.
Damian Green
Minister of State
Home Office
8th October 2012
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1 Declaration of Acceptance of Office
Article 3
SCHEDULE 2 Datganiad ar Dderbyn Swydd
1996 c. 16 ; Schedule 1 was amended by section 129 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) and by S.I. 1997/1844 , 1997/1845 , 1997/1846 , 1997/1847 , 1997/1849 , 1997/1850 , 1997/1855 , 1997/1857 and 2009/119 .