The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 No. 293

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RULES

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 modified (23.3.2004) by The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/293), regs. 1(2), 11, Sch. 3 Pt. 2 (with regs. 3-5)

C2 Sch. 1 modified (23.3.2004) by The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/293), regs. 1(2), 11, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with regs. 3-5)

PART 5 E+W+S Disposal of Documents

Retention and public inspection of documents E+W+S

61.—(1) The local returning officer shall retain for a year all documents relating to an election to which rule 59 applies, and then, unless otherwise directed by order of the High Court, shall cause them to be destroyed.

(2) Those documents, except ballot papers, counterfoils and certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll, shall be open to public inspection at such time and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the local returning officer.

(3) The local returning officer may, on request, supply copies of or extracts from the documents open to public inspection on payment of such fees and subject to such conditions as may be sanctioned by the local authority by which he is employed.