# The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1987, Paragraph 56


After paragraph 32 (officials not to act for candidates) of Schedule 9 there shall be inserted—
“32A (1) A person to whom this paragraph applies shall be guilty of an electoral offence if, without reasonable cause, he is guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty.
(2) The persons to whom this paragraph applies are—
(a) the Chief Electoral Officer and any person to whom functions are delegated by him under this Act,
(b) any presiding officer or any person either appointed to assist in the conduct of the election or who so assists in the course of his employment, and
(c) any postmaster or his deputy;
and ‘official duty’ shall for the purposes of this paragraph be construed accordingly, but shall not include duties imposed otherwise than by the law relating to local elections or the registration of local electors.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/168/schedule/1/paragraph/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-northern-ireland-amendment-order-1987/schedule-1/paragraph-56
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