# Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013, Section 18: Attendance of Electoral Commission at proceedings and observation of working practices


(1) A representative of the Electoral Commission may attend proceedings relating to the referendum that are the responsibility of—
(a) the Chief Counting Officer, or
(b) a counting officer.
(2) The right conferred by subsection (1) is subject to any other provision of this Act which regulates attendance at the proceedings in question.
(3) A representative of the Electoral Commission may observe the working practices of each of the following in carrying out functions under this Act—
(a) a registration officer,
(b) the Chief Counting Officer,
(c) a counting officer,
(d) any person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(4) In this section, “representative of the Electoral Commission” means any of the following—
(a) a member of the Electoral Commission,
(b) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission,
(c) a person appointed by the Electoral Commission for the purposes of this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/14/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-independence-referendum-act-2013/section-18
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