Article 73 Officials not to act for candidatesI1

England and Wales

(1)

This article applies to any person who is—

(a)

a returning officer,

(b)

a person appointed under article 20 (returning officers: discharge of functions),

(c)

an officer or clerk appointed under Schedule 5, or

(d)

any partner or clerk of any such person,

unless that person is a candidate.

(2)

Any person to whom this article applies who acts as an agent for a candidate or a registered political party in the conduct or management of a Senedd election, is guilty of an offence.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under this article is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 73 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)