““relevant police and crime commissioner” means a police and crime commissioner—  2.  For paragraph 11 of that Scheme substitute—  “ 11. —(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Authority is to consist of not more than 25  members.  (2) If the minimum number of members resulting from the operation of paragraphs 12  and 12A would be greater than 25, the Authority is to consist of that number of members.  (3) The members of the Authority are to be appointed in accordance with this Part.”.  3.  In paragraph 12 of that Scheme—  “(2) Each representative appointed by a constituent authority under sub-paragraph (1)  must be appointed from its own members.”.  4.  After that paragraph, insert—  “ 12A. —(1) The Authority may appoint a relevant police and crime commissioner to be a  member of the Authority.  (2) But the Authority may only make such an appointment in response to a request from  the commissioner.  (3) If the Authority receives a request from a relevant police and crime commissioner, it  must—  12B. —(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where a relevant police and crime commissioner—  (2) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the person attending the meeting on behalf of the  commissioner may speak at that meeting but—  5.  In paragraph 13 of that Scheme, after “the Authority”, insert “appointed by a constituent  authority”.  6.  After that paragraph, insert—  “ 13A. —(1) A relevant police and crime commissioner appointed as a member of the  Authority under paragraph 12A—  (2) But if a vacancy arises in the office of the relevant police and crime commissioner  (see section 59 of the 2011 Act) before the end of that term, the commissioner ceases to be  23 (a) comes into office on the date of that appointment, and  (b) continues to be a member of the Authority until the commissioner’s term of office  comes to an end in accordance with section 50(7)(b) of the Police Reform and  Social Responsibility Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).  (a) may not vote, and  (b) is not to be treated as a member of the Authority for any purpose.”.  (a) is appointed as a member of the Authority, and  (b) arranges, under section 18 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act  2011, for another person to attend a meeting of the Authority on the  commissioner’s behalf.  (a) consider the request,  (b) give reasons for its decision to agree to or refuse the request, and  (c) publish those reasons in such manner as it thinks appropriate.  (a) the existing paragraph becomes sub-paragraph (1), and  (b) after that sub-paragraph, insert—  (a) whose area is the same as, or contains all of, the combined area, or  (b) all or part of whose area falls within the combined area”. 