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Statutory Instruments
Police, England And Wales
Made
12th October 2012
Laid before Parliament
17th October 2012
Coming into force
22nd November 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 25(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1993(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Welsh Language (Police Names) Order 2012, and comes into force on 22nd November 2012.
2. There are hereby conferred on those police and crime commissioners established under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(2) which are, by virtue of section 1(3) of that Act, known by the names listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, the alternative names in Welsh specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
3. There are hereby conferred on those chief constables established under section 2 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 which are, by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act, known by the names listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order, the alternative names in Welsh specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
Damian Green
Minister of State
Home Office
12th October 2012
Column 1 English Name | Column 2 Welsh Name |
|---|---|
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys | Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer Dyfed Powys |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent | Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer Gwent |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales | Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer Gogledd Cymru |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales | Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu ar gyfer De Cymru |
Column 1 English Name | Column 2 Welsh Name |
|---|---|
| The Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Police | Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu Dyfed Powys |
| The Chief Constable of Gwent Police | Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu Gwent |
| The Chief Constable of North Wales Police | Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu Gogledd Cymru |
| The Chief Constable of South Wales Police | Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu De Cymru |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order confers on police and crime commissioners established in Wales under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, and on chief constables established in Wales under section 2 of that Act, alternative names in Welsh.
1993 c. 38. The Secretary of State is the appropriate Minister by virtue of section 27(4)(b).
2011 c. 13. By virtue of section 27(4) of the Welsh Language Act 1993, the power under section 25(1) of that Act is applicable in relation to a name conferred by an Act of Parliament passed after that Act.
