{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-5/rule-77",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-5/rule-77.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2025/864",
  "legislation_title": "The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025",
  "path": "schedule/5/rule/77",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Party’s registered nominating officer: discharge of functions",
  "text": "(1) A registered nominating officer for a registered political party may, in writing, appoint one or more persons to discharge all or any of the registered nominating officer’s functions conferred or imposed by these rules.\n(2) Where an appointment is made under paragraph (1), a copy of the document recording that appointment must be delivered to the returning officer.\n(3) Where a returning officer does not receive a copy of the document required in accordance with paragraph (2), the returning officer is entitled to treat any function of the registered nominating officer purportedly exercised (or to be exercised) on the registered nominating officer’s behalf by another person as not so exercised (or exercisable).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 rule 77 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/schedule/5/rule/77",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-14T03:35:52.324656+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}