# The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021, Rule 35: Notification of requirement of secrecy

Extent: E+W

(1) The returning officer must make arrangements to ensure that every person attending at a polling station, other than a person described in paragraph (2)(a) to (d), has been given a notice setting out the provisions of section 66(1), (3) and (6) of the 1983 Act.
(2) The persons to whom the duty under paragraph (1) does not apply are—
(a) a person attending the polling station for the purpose of voting;
(b) a person under the age of 16 who accompanies a voter to the polling station;
(c) a person attending the polling station as the companion of a voter with disabilities;
(d) a person attending the polling station as a constable on duty.
(3) In this rule, a reference to a constable includes a person designated as a community support officer or community support volunteer under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (police powers for civilian staff and volunteers).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1460/schedule/1/rule/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-wales-rules-2021/schedule-1/rule-35
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