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Policing and Crime Act 2017

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124 Amendments to the names of police areas

(1) After section 31 of the Police Act 1996 insert— Amendment of names of police areas Power to amend names of police areas 31A (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend any name of a police area specified in the first column of Schedule 1 (police areas). (2) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. (2) In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (1), in section 1(2)(a) of that Act (police areas), in the words in brackets, for “any amendment made to that Schedule by an order” substitute “ any amendment made to the first column of that Schedule by regulations under section 31A or any amendment made to the second column, or to the first and second columns, by an order ”.

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124 Amendments to the names of police areas

(1) After section 31 of the Police Act 1996 insert— Amendment of names of police areas Power to amend names of police areas 31A (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend any name of a police area specified in the first column of Schedule 1 (police areas). (2) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. (2) In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (1), in section 1(2)(a) of that Act (police areas), in the words in brackets, for “any amendment made to that Schedule by an order” substitute “ any amendment made to the first column of that Schedule by regulations under section 31A or any amendment made to the second column, or to the first and second columns, by an order ”.

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