Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 2768
Police, England And Wales
The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012
Made
30th October 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
This Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 58(1) and 154(5) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011( 1 ) as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993( 2 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission about this Order in accordance with section 7(2)(hc) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 3 ).
In accordance with section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Welsh and English versions of forms
2. —(1) Each of the forms set out in the Schedule is prescribed as the form of the ballot paper which must be used at a PCC election in Wales in place of—
(a) in the case of form A, the form specified by rule 19(1)(a) of the PCC elections rules (ballot paper: three or more candidates);
(b) in the case of form B, the form specified by rule 19(1)(b) of the PCC elections rules (ballot paper: two candidates only).
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“PCC election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
“PCC elections rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 3 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012( 4 ).
Damian Green
Minister of State
Home Office
30th October 2012
Article 2
SCHEDULE Welsh and English versions of forms
FORM A Ballot paper (three or more candidates)
Form of front of ballot paper
Form of back of ballot paper
FORM B Ballot paper (two candidates only)
Form of front of ballot paper
Form of back of ballot paper
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.