LegalizeThe Welsh Language (Police Names) Order 2012
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[^f00001].
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Welsh Language (Police Names) Order 2012, and comes into force on 22nd November 2012.
Welsh names
2
There are hereby conferred on those police and crime commissioners established under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011[^f00002] 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.
SCHEDULE 1
| 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 |
SCHEDULE 2
| 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 |
Signed
Damian Green — Minister of State — 12th October 2012
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
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.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1993 c. 38. The Secretary of State is the appropriate Minister by virtue of section 27(4)(b).
[^f00002]: 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.
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