The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Functions of Returning Officers) Regulations 2012

These Regulations confer functions on police area returning officers and local returning officers at elections for a police and crime commissioner (“PCC elections”) in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13) (“the 2011 Act”). The Regulations confer general functions that are in addition to specific functions conferred by order made under section 58 of the 2011 Act. The functions are also subject to any contrary provision in the arrangements under which another returning or counting officer will discharge certain functions in the event that the poll at a PCC election is taken together with the poll at another election or referendum.