Notification of requirement of secrecyE+W
35.—(1) The returning officer must make arrangements to ensure that every person attending at a polling station, other than a person described in paragraph (2)(a) to (d), has been given a notice setting out the provisions of section 66(1), (3) and (6) of the 1983 Act(1).
(2) The persons to whom the duty under paragraph (1) does not apply are—
(a)a person attending the polling station for the purpose of voting;
(b)a person under the age of 16 who accompanies a voter to the polling station;
(c)a person attending the polling station as the companion of a voter with disabilities;
(d)a person attending the polling station as a constable on duty.
(3) In this rule, a reference to a constable includes a person designated as a community support officer or community support volunteer under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002(2) (police powers for civilian staff and volunteers).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 rule 35 in force at 17.12.2021, see rule 1
Section 66 of the 1983 Act was amended by paragraphs 82 and 86 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Representation of the People Act 1985; there are other amendments but none are relevant to these Rules.
2002 c. 30. Section 38 was amended by section 38 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.