The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Designation of Local Authorities) Order 2015
This Order designates for the purposes of section 75(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) (“the Act”) a local authority for the police areas in England listed in Schedule 1 and the police areas in Wales listed in Schedule. The head of paid service of a designated local authority is the “appropriate officer” for the purposes of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Act (elections and vacancies of police and crime commissioners).