There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, Cross Heading: Assistance to counting officers etc.
4(1)A local authority whose area forms, or forms part of, a particular voting area must place the services of their officers at the disposal of—U.K.
(a)the counting officer for the voting area, and
(b)the Regional Counting Officer (if any) appointed for the region that includes the voting area,
for the purpose of assisting the officer in the discharge of his or her functions.
(2)In this paragraph “local authority”—
(a)in the case of a voting area that is a district or county in England, or a London borough, means the council for that district, county or borough;
(b)in the case of the City of London voting area, means the Common Council of the City of London;
(c)in the case of the Isles of Scilly voting area, means the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(d)in the case of a voting area in Wales, means the council of a county or county borough;
(e)in the case of a voting area in Scotland, means the council of a local government area.
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