Article 17 Returning officers: discharge of functions

A returning officer at a Scottish parliamentary election may, in writing, appoint one or more persons to discharge all or any of his functions.

Except in the case of an election to fill a vacancy in the seat of a constituency member, it shall be the duty of each regional returning officer and each constituency returning officer for a Scottish parliamentary constituency within that region to co operate with each other in the discharge of their functions.

The duty imposed by paragraph (2) applies as between constituency returning officers in any region as well as between such officers and the regional returning officer for that region.