Paragraph 53A Ballot papers in wrong boxF1

(1)

The returning officer may make arrangements for—

(a)

ballot boxes for the local election to be opened and any ballot papers for the parliamentary election to be taken out;

(b)

those ballot papers to be taken into account for the purposes of the parliamentary election;

(c)

ballot boxes for the parliamentary election to be opened and any ballot papers for the local election to be taken out;

(d)

those ballot papers to be taken into account for the purposes of the local election.

(2)

Paragraph (1) applies notwithstanding anything else in these rules or the parliamentary elections rules.

(3)

Nothing in these rules or the parliamentary elections rules requires the counting agents to be given facilities for overseeing the proceedings mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (c).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 2001 c. 7

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Refs. to registration officer, returning officer or electoral officer are to be construed as refs. to Chief Electoral Officer, 1972 NI 13

Notes on Schedule 5

Textual amendments

F1: SI 1985/454

Modifications

C1: Sch. 5 modified (12.12.2013) by The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 10(1), Sch. (with art. 10(2)) (as amended (15.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/1116, arts. 1(1), 10(2)(4); (13.7.2020) by S.I. 2020/635, arts. 1(2), 12 (with art. 1(3)))