# The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2013, Regulation 8: Amendments to the 2004 Regulations


In regulation 6 (conduct of poll and count in each local counting area), for paragraphs (2) and (2A) substitute—
“(2) The local returning officer for a local counting area that is—
(a) a district in England,
(b) a county in England,
(c) a London borough, or
(d) a county or county borough in Wales,
shall be the person who, by virtue of section 35 of the 1983 Act, is the returning officer for elections of councillors for the district, county, borough or county borough.
(2A) The local returning officer for the City of London shall be the person who, by virtue of that section, is the returning officer for elections of councillors for the London borough of Westminster.
(2B) The local returning officer for the Isles of Scilly shall be the person who, by virtue of that section, is the returning officer for elections to the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
(2C) The local returning officer for a local government area in Scotland shall be the person who, by virtue of section 41 of the 1983 Act, is the returning officer for elections of councillors for the local authority for that local government area.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111101223/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-parliamentary-elections-amendment-regulations-2013/regulation-8
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