Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. I (ss. 1–66) modified by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 2(6)
C2Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (25.5.2018) by The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/639), arts. 1, 20(7)
C3Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (25.5.2018) by The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/640), arts. 1, 20(7)
C4Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 39(6)
C5Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 24(6)
C6Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (26.5.2018) by The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/649), arts. 1, 20(7)
C7Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (23.5.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/957), arts. 1, 18(6)
C8Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (14.2.2020) by The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/156), arts. 1, 20(8)
C9Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (14.2.2020) by The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/156), arts. 1, 20(14)
(1)This section applies for the purposes of sections 18A to 18D.
(2)No election is to be questioned by reason of—
(a)any non-compliance with the provisions of those sections, or
(b)any informality relative to polling districts or polling places.
(3)Each of the following is a relevant authority—
(a)in relation to England, the council of a district or London borough;
(b)in relation to Scotland, a local authority;
(c)in relation to Wales, the council of a county or county borough;
[F2(d)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.]
F3(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 18A-18E substituted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) for s. 18 by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 16(1), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(c) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts 2, 4
F2S. 18E(3)(d) inserted (12.12.2013) by The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 9(6)(a)
F3S. 18E(4) omitted (12.12.2013) by virtue of The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 9(6)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C10S. 18E applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2001/2599, art. 3, Sch. 1 (as substituted (10.2.2009) by S.I. 2009/256, arts. 1(2), 3, Sch. 1)