# The Northern Ireland Elections (Combined Polls 2027) Regulations 2026, Regulation 32: Access to marked registers and other documents


In respect of the relevant local election, Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 is to be read as if—
(a) in the definition of “the marked register or lists” in paragraph 1(1), the reference to documents retained by the proper officer under certain provisions was instead to those documents retained by the returning officer in accordance with the modifications made by these Regulations;
(b) references to the “proper officer” were, in their application to documents retained by the returning officer in accordance with these Regulations, to the returning officer;
(c) paragraphs 2(4) and 3(3) were omitted;
(d) paragraph 2(5)(b) required the fee to be paid to the returning officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288179/regulation/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-elections-combined-polls-2027-regulations-2026/regulation-32
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