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The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004

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Admission to an assistance and delivery point

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25.—(1) The presiding officer shall exclude all persons from his assistance and delivery point except—

(a)a person attending for the purpose of delivery of a ballot paper;

(b)a person attending for the purpose of marking a ballot paper;

(c)the companions of voters with disabilities;

(d)any other person accompanying a person attending under sub-paragraph (a) or (b) that the presiding officer decides to admit;

(e)the Chief Counting Officer;

(f)the counting officer;

(g)the referendum agents;

(h)the clerks appointed to attend at the assistance and delivery point;

(i)the constables on duty;

(j)where there are combined polls, persons entitled to be admitted to the assistance and delivery point at each of the referendums; and

(k)any person authorised by the Electoral Commission(1) to attend at an assistance and delivery point as a representative of the Commission.

(2) The presiding officer shall regulate the number of persons to be admitted at the same time to his assistance and delivery point.

(1)

The Electoral Commission is established by section 1 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).

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