Paragraph 36 Retention and public inspection of documents

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

Sch. para. 13 words substituted by Overseas Electors, Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy 2023 rule 2(3)(a)
Sch. para. 13 words substituted by Overseas Electors, Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy 2023 rule 2(3)(b)
Sch. rule 14(a) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(12) Sch. 12 para. 3(a)
Sch. rule 7(1)(a) words substituted by Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Local and Subordinate Legislation) 2010 Sch. 3 para. 12
Sch. rule 21(3)(b) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(12) Sch. 12 para. 3(b)
Sch. rule 26(2)(b) words substituted by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) 2005 art. 2(12) Sch. 12 para. 3(c)
Sch. Arrangement of Rules words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(2)(a)
Sch. Arrangement of Rules words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(2)(b)
Sch. Arrangement of Rules words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(2)(c)
Sch. Arrangement of Rules words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(2)(d)
Sch. rule 11(3)(d) inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(3)(a)
Sch. rule 11(3A) inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(3)(b)
Sch. rule 13(a) words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(4)
Sch. rule 14(f) words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(5)
Sch. rule 21 heading words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(6)(a)
Sch. rule 21(A1) inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(6)(b)
Sch. rule 21A inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(7)
Sch. rule 25(1)(f) words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(8)(a)
Sch. rule 25(1)(f) words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(8)(b)
Sch. rule 34(c) words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(9)(a)
Sch. rule 34(c) words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(9)(b)
Sch. Appendix heading words inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 rule 2(10)(a)
Sch. Appendix form inserted by Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) 2022 Sch. 1
Sch. rule 1 words substituted by Parish and Community Meetings (Coronavirus) (Polls) 2020 rule 3(a)
Sch. rule 1A inserted by Parish and Community Meetings (Coronavirus) (Polls) 2020 rule 3(b)

(1)

The proper officer of the council of the district in which the parish or community is situate shall retain for six months amongst the records of the council all documents relating to a poll forwarded to him in pursuance of these rules by a returning officer, and then, unless otherwise directed by an order of a county court or an election court, shall cause them to be destroyed.

(2)

The documents, except ballot papers and counterfoils, shall be open to public inspection at such time and in such manner as the district council may determine.

(3)

The proper officer referred to in paragraph (1) above shall, on request, supply copies of or extracts from the documents open to public inspection on payment of such fees and subject to such conditions as may be determined by the district council.