The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 No. 2977

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Amendments to the 1962 Act

Part 1 U.K. Amendments to Part 4 (officers) and Part 6 (the election campaign)

18.  After section 57 M1 (rules for conduct of elections) insert— U.K.

“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.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 57 was amended by S.I. 1972/1264 (N.I. 13).