# Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 161: Justice of the Peace.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Where a justice of the peace is reported by an election court to have been guilty of any corrupt practice in reference to an election, . . . the court shall report the case to the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justiceor, in the case of a justice of the peace for any area in Scotland, to the Secretary of State with such evidence as may have been given of the corrupt practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/section/161 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/section-161
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