Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. I (ss. 1–66) modified by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 2(6)
(1)This section applies for the purposes of sections 18A to 18D.
(2)No election is to be questioned by reason of—
(a)any non-compliance with the provisions of those sections, or
(b)any informality relative to polling districts or polling places.
(3)Each of the following is a relevant authority—
(a)in relation to England, the council of a district or London borough;
(b)in relation to Scotland, a local authority;
(c)in relation to Wales, the council of a county or county borough;
[F2(d)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.]
F3(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 18A-18E substituted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) for s. 18 by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 16(1), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(c) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts 2, 4
F2S. 18E(3)(d) inserted (12.12.2013) by The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 9(6)(a)
F3S. 18E(4) omitted (12.12.2013) by virtue of The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 9(6)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 18E applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2001/2599, art. 3, Sch. 1 (as substituted (10.2.2009) by S.I. 2009/256, arts. 1(2), 3, Sch. 1)