Article 21 Returning officers: correction of procedural errorsI1

England and Wales

(1)

A returning officer at a Senedd election may take such steps as that officer thinks appropriate to remedy any act or omission on the part of that officer, or on the part of a relevant person, which—

(a)

arises in connection with any function the returning officer or relevant person has in relation to the election, and

(b)

is not in accordance with the rules or any other requirements applicable to the election.

(2)

A returning officer may not, under paragraph (1), re-count the votes given at an election after the result has been declared.

(3)

The relevant persons are—

(a)

a registration officer,

(b)

a presiding officer,

(c)

a person providing goods or services to the returning officer, and

(d)

a deputy of any person mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), or a person appointed to assist, or in the course of their employment assisting, such a person in connection with any function that person has in relation to the election.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 21 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)