# The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010, Article 12: Correction of procedural errors


(1) A counting officer may take such steps as the officer thinks appropriate to remedy any act or omission on the officer’s part, or on the part of a relevant person, which—
(a) arises in connection with any function the counting officer or relevant person has in relation to the referendum, and
(b) is not in accordance with the Referendum Rules or any other requirements applicable to the referendum.
(2) A counting officer may not under paragraph (1) re-count the votes given in the referendum once a direction has been given by the Chief Counting Officer under rule 39 of the Referendum Rules.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), each of the following is a relevant person—
(a) a registration officer;
(b) a presiding officer;
(c) a person providing goods or services to the counting officer;
(d) a deputy of any person mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c); and
(e) a person (“A”) appointed to assist or, in the course of A’s employment, assisting any person (“P”) mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) in connection with any function that P has in relation to the referendum.
(4) In this article, references to a counting officer include the Chief Counting Officer and a Deputy Chief Counting Officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111503072/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-assembly-for-wales-referendum-assembly-act-provisions-referendum-question-date-of-referendum-etc-order-2010/article-12
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