# Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025, Section 11: Counting officers

Extent: S

(1) A person falls within this section if the person is—
(a) a Chief Counting Officer,
(b) a deputy of the Chief Counting Officer
(c) a counting officer,
(d) a deputy of the counting officer,
(e) a member of the Chief Counting Officer’s staff,
(f) a member of a counting officer’s staff.
(2) In this section—
“Chief Counting Officer” means the person appointed under section 7(1) or (6) Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (Chief Counting Officer),
“counting officer” means a person appointed under section 8(1) or (5) of that Act (other counting officers),
“deputy of the Chief Counting Officer” means a person appointed under section 7(7) of that Act,
“deputy of the counting officer” means a person appointed under section 8(6) of that Act,
“member of the Chief Counting Officer’s staff” means a member of staff appointed or provided under section 9(9) of that Act (functions of the Chief Counting Officer and other counting officers),
“member of the counting officer’s staff” means a member of staff provided under section 9(10) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/4/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-representation-and-reform-act-2025/section-11
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