# Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 71: Elections where election agent not required.


A candidate—
(a) at an election in England of parish councillors, or in Wales of community councillors, or
(b) at any election under the local government Act which is not a local government election,
need not have an election agent, and accordingly the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act do not apply to those elections.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/section-71
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