Citation and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012.

(2) In this Order "the Act" means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

Provisions coming into force on 25th April 2012

2. The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 25th April 2012-

(a)section 28(1) and (10) (police and crime panels outside London);

(b)Chapter 6 of Part 1, to the extent not already in force (police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies);

(c)section 77 (the strategic policing requirement);

(d)Chapter 1 of Part 2, to the extent not already in force (amendments of the Licensing Act 2003), with the exception of sections 119 and 121;

(e)Schedule 6 (police and crime panels);

(f)Schedule 9 (supplementary vote system);

(g)Schedule 10 (elections of police and crime commissioners: consequential amendments), with the exception of paragraph 12.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings the following provisions of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 into force on 25th April 2012: section 28(1) and (10), sections 50 to 57 and 59 to 77, sections 103 to 118 (to the extent not already in force), section 120, sections 122 to 124, Schedule 6, Schedule 9 and paragraphs 1 to 11 and 13 to 14 of Schedule 10.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.