# The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010, Paragraph 39


(1) Paragraph 32A is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “postmaster or his deputy” substitute “official designated by a universal service provider”.
(3) After sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) Where—
(a) the returning officer at a local election (“R”) is guilty of an act or omission in breach of R’s official duty, but
(b) R remedies that act or omission in full by taking steps under section 57A(1),
R shall not be guilty of an electoral offence under sub-paragraph (1).
(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not affect any conviction which takes place, or any penalty which is imposed, before the date on which the act or omission is remedied in full.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111503232/schedule/1/paragraph/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-elections-northern-ireland-order-2010/schedule-1/paragraph-39
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