SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the 1962 Act
Part 1Amendments to Part 4 (officers) and Part 6 (the election campaign)
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“57A.Returning officers: correction of procedural errors
(1)
The returning officer at a local election may take such steps as the returning officer thinks appropriate to remedy any act or omission on the returning officer's part, or on the part of a relevant person, which—
(a)
arises in connection with any function the returning officer or relevant person has in relation to the election; and
(b)
is not in accordance with the rules or any other requirements applicable to the election.
(2)
But a returning officer may not under subsection (1) re-count the votes given at an election after the result has been declared.
(3)
These are the relevant persons—
(a)
the registration officer;
(b)
a presiding officer;
(c)
a person providing goods or services to the returning officer;
(d)
a deputy of any person mentioned in paragraph (a) to (c) or a person appointed to assist, or in the course of that person's employment assisting, such a person in connection with any function that person has in relation to the election.”.