Paragraph 25 Admission to an assistance and delivery point

(1)

The presiding officer shall exclude all persons from his assistance and delivery point except—

(a)

a person attending for the purpose of delivery of a ballot paper;

(b)

a person attending for the purpose of marking a ballot paper;

(c)

the companions of voters with disabilities;

(d)

any other person accompanying a person attending under sub-paragraph (a) or (b) that the presiding officer decides to admit;

(e)

the Chief Counting Officer;

(f)

the counting officer;

(g)

the referendum agents;

(h)

the clerks appointed to attend at the assistance and delivery point;

(i)

the constables on duty;

(j)

where there are combined polls, persons entitled to be admitted to the assistance and delivery point at each of the referendums; and

(k)

any person authorised by the Electoral Commission^f1 to attend at an assistance and delivery point as a representative of the Commission.

(2)

The presiding officer shall regulate the number of persons to be admitted at the same time to his assistance and delivery point.

Annotations

f1: The Electoral Commission is established by section 1 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).