Part I The Electoral Commission

Commission’s general functions

C1C2C6C3C4C8C76AF1Attendance of representatives of Commission at elections etc.

1

A representative of the Commission may attend—

a

proceedings relating to an election specified in subsection (5) which are the responsibility of the returning officer for the election;

b

proceedings relating to a referendum to which Part 7 applies which are the responsibility of the relevant counting officer.

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proceedings relating to a recall petition which are the responsibility of the petition officer in relation to the petition.

2

The right conferred on a representative of the Commission by this section is subject to any enactment which regulates attendance at the proceedings in question.

3

In this section, “representative of the Commission” means any of the following—

a

a member of the Commission;

b

a member of staff of the Commission;

c

a person appointed by the Commission for the purposes of this section.

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A reference to the relevant counting officer must be construed—

a

if the area to which the proceedings relates is in Great Britain, in accordance with section 128(3);

b

if the area to which the proceedings relates is Northern Ireland, as a reference to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.

5

The elections specified in this subsection are—

a

an election mentioned in section 5(2);

b

a parliamentary by-election;

c

an election under section 9 of the Scotland Act 1998 (constituency vacancies);

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an election under section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (election to fill vacancy in office of police and crime commissioner);

e

a local government election in England or Wales;

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a local government election in Scotland;

f

a local election in Northern Ireland.