8 Elections of police and crime commissioners
Wales Act 2017 (2017 c 4) | Legislation

8  Elections of police and crime commissioners

(1)     Section 50 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (timing of ordinary election of police and crime commissioners) is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (4).

(2)     In subsection (3), for “the ordinary day of election” substitute “the first Thursday in May”.

(3)     In subsection (5)—

(a)     in paragraph (a), for “the ordinary day of election” substitute “the first Thursday in May”;

(b)     in paragraph (b), for the words from “the ordinary day of election” to “in relation to Wales,” substitute “the first Thursday in May”.

(4)     Omit subsection (6).

(5)     In section 51 of that Act (election to fill vacancy in office of commissioner), for subsection (6) substitute—

“(6)     A person is a relevant elector for the purposes of subsection (5) in relation to a police area in England if the person is registered in a register of local government electors in respect of an address within the police area.

(6A)     A person is a relevant elector for the

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