{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/section-6B",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/41",
  "legislation_title": "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000",
  "path": "section/6B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6B",
  "heading": "Observation of working practices by representatives of Commission",
  "text": "(1) A representative of the Commission may observe the working practices of any of the following—\n(a) an electoral registration officer;\n(b) a returning officer;\n(c) a relevant counting officer;\n(d) any person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).\n(2) In this section—\n(a) “relevant counting officer”, and\n(b) “representative of the Commission”,\nmust be construed in accordance with section 6A.\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 6A-6F inserted (31.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 29, 77(2); S.I. 2006/3412, art. 5 (with art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2(2), 4(k)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 6B(3) repealed (S.) (29.6.2011) by Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 10), ss. 11(2), 21(1); S.S.I. 2011/277, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 6B applied (with modifications) (E.) (27.7.2007) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2089), regs. 1(2)(3), 8, 11, 13, Sch. 4 Table 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 6B applied (with modifications) (W.) (23.7.2008) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1848), regs. 1(2), 8, Sch. 4 Table 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 6B applied (with modifications) (E.) (9.2.2012) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums)(England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/323), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 6B applied (with modifications) (18.2.2012) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/444), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 4 (with reg. 27)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 6B applied (with modifications) (3.8.2012) by The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2031), regs. 1, 8, 12, 13, Sch. 4 Pt. 1 Table 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "S. 6B applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2012/2031, reg. 17, Sch. 8 Table 3 (as inserted (6.4.2013) by The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/798), regs. 1, 7, Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "S. 6B modified (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/6B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:25.524976+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}