Paragraph 70 Party’s registered nominating officer: discharge of functions

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 5 modified by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2003 Sch. 4 Pt. 2
Sch. 5 para. 12(5) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(11) Sch. 11 para. 1(7)(a)
Sch. 5 para. 40(5)(a) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(11) Sch. 11 para. 1(7)(b)
Sch. 5 para. 40(5)(b) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(11) Sch. 11 para. 1(7)(c)
Sch. 5 para. 40(6)(a) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(11) Sch. 11 para. 1(7)(d)
Sch. 5 para. 40(6)(b) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(11) Sch. 11 para. 1(7)(e)
Sch. 5 para. 44(3)(b) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(11) Sch. 11 para. 1(7)(f)
Sch. 5 para. 49(7)(b) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(11) Sch. 11 para. 1(7)(g)
Sch. 5 para. 50(1) words substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 8(a)
Sch. 5 para. 50(6A)(6B) inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 8(b)

(1)

A registered nominating officer for a registered political party may, in writing, appoint one or more persons to discharge all or any of his functions conferred or imposed by this Schedule.

(2)

Where an appointment is made under sub-paragraph (1), a copy of the document which records the writing required by that sub-paragraph shall be delivered—

(a)

to the constituency returning officer, in the case of a constituency election,

(b)

to the regional returning officer, in the case of a regional election, and

(c)

to each constituency returning officer for an Assembly constituency in the Assembly electoral region, in the case of a regional election.

(3)

Where a returning officer does not receive a copy of the document required to be delivered to him under sub-paragraph (2), he shall be entitled to treat any function of the registered nominating officer purportedly exercised (or to be exercised) on his behalf by another person as not so exercised (or exercisable).