# The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004, Article 10: General duty of counting officers


(1) It shall be the duty of—
(a) the Chief Counting Officer; and
(b) the counting officer for a voting area,
to do all such acts and things as may be necessary for effectually conducting the referendum in the manner provided by this Order.
(2) It shall be the duty of the counting officer for each voting area wholly or partly comprised in a referendum area to—
(a) conduct the poll in that area;
(b) verify the ballot papers at the poll; and
(c) count the votes cast in that poll.
(3) The Chief Counting Officer may give, to the counting officer for a voting area, directions relating to the discharge of his functions at the referendum, including directions requiring the provision to the Chief Counting Officer of any information which the counting officer has or is entitled to have.
(4) It shall be the duty of a counting officer to whom directions are given under paragraph (3) to discharge his functions at the referendum in accordance with the directions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110494687/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regional-assembly-and-local-government-referendums-order-2004/article-10
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