# The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006, Paragraph 54: Retention of documents


The relevant registration officer must retain for one year all documents relating to an election forwarded to him in pursuance of these Rules by a returning officer, and then, unless otherwise directed by an order of a county court, the Crown Court, a magistrates’ court or an election court, must cause them to be destroyed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3304/schedule/3/paragraph/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-england-and-wales-rules-2006/schedule-3/paragraph-54
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