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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-assembly-for-wales-referendum-assembly-act-provisions-referendum-question-date-of-referendum-etc-order-2010/article-9",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111503072",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-assembly-for-wales-referendum-assembly-act-provisions-referendum-question-date-of-referendum-etc-order-2010",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "The Chief Counting Officer and Deputy Chief Counting Officers",
  "text": "(1) The Chief Counting Officer must do all such acts and things as may be necessary for effectually conducting the referendum in the manner provided by this Order.\n(2) The Chief Counting Officer may appoint one or more Deputy Chief Counting Officers.\n(3) The appointment of a person to be a Deputy Chief Counting Officer—\n(a) must be made in writing, and\n(b) may be made on such terms as the person making the appointment thinks fit.\n(4) The Chief Counting Officer may authorise a Deputy Chief Counting Officer to exercise any function of the Chief Counting Officer.\n(5) When authorised to exercise functions of the Chief Counting Officer, the Deputy Chief Counting Officer must exercise those functions with a view to ensuring the referendum is conducted effectually in the manner provided by this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 128(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 makes provision in connection with the appointment of the Chief Counting Officer."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}