# The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025, Article 73: Officials not to act for candidates

Extent: E+W

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/article/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/article-73
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