Legislation – The Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections and Referendums) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
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PART 2Postponement of by-elections
Police and crime commissioner by-elections10.
(1)
The poll for an election to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner for any police area in England and Wales M1 that, pursuant to section 51 of the 2011 Act (election to fill vacancy in office of commissioner), would otherwise be held on a day during the relevant period is to be held instead on the ordinary day of election in 2021.
(2)
If a vacancy referred to in paragraph (1) relates to an office for which, pursuant to section 51 of the 2011 Act or section 60 of the 2020 Act, an election is to be held on the ordinary day of election in 2021 the vacancy is to be filled at the ordinary election on that day and a poll is not to be held pursuant to section 51 of the 2011 Act to fill the vacancy.
(3)
If, on 24th March 2020, a vacancy existed in the office of police and crime commissioner for any police area, that vacancy is to remain unfilled until the ordinary day of election in 2021 and is to be filled at the election on that day.
(4)
In this regulation “the 2011 Act” means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 M2.