# Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, Paragraph 41


(1) A person within paragraph (2) who is present at the completion of the counting (or any re-count) of the votes in a voting area may require the counting officer to have the votes for that area re-counted (or again re-counted), but the counting officer may refuse to do so if in the officer's opinion the requirement is unreasonable.
(2) The persons within this paragraph are—
(a) referendum agents;
(b) counting agents who, in relation to the count (or re-count), are designated under rule 18(2).
(3) No step is to be taken on the completion of the counting (or any re-count) of the votes until the persons within paragraph (2) present at its completion have been given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by this rule.
(4) A counting officer may not conduct a re-count once a direction has been given under rule 43(3)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/1/schedule/2/paragraph/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-voting-system-and-constituencies-act-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-41
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