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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 No. 1962
60.—(1) When the Chief Counting Officer has determined not to direct that any re-count (or further re-count) shall take place, he shall direct the counting officers—
(a)in the case of a Regional Assembly referendum that they—
(i)may make their certification under section 128(5) of the 2000 Act; and
(ii)provide final versions of their statements of rejected ballot papers; and
(b)in the case of a local government referendum that they—
(i)may make their certification under article 9(1)(d) of the Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004; and
(ii)provide final versions of their statements of rejected ballot papers.
(2) The counting officer, having made a certification in relation to the referendum for which he acts, shall—
(a)forthwith give the Chief Counting Officer notice of the matters so certified; and
(b)as soon as reasonably practicable give the Chief Counting Officer notice of the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the final statement of rejected ballot papers.
(3) When authorised by the Chief Counting Officer to do so, the counting officer shall—
(a)make a declaration of the matters so certified; and
(b)give public notice of the matters so certified together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the final statement of rejected ballot papers.
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