Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962

[F1 32A (1) A person to whom this paragraph applies shall be guilty of an electoral offence if, without reasonable cause, he is guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty. N.I.

(2) The persons to whom this paragraph applies are—

(a) the Chief Electoral Officer and any person the whom functions are delegated by him under this Act,

(b) any presiding officer or any person either appointed to assist in the conduct of the election or who so assists in the course of his employment, and

(c) any [F2 official designated by a universal service provider];

and official duty shall for the purposes of this paragraph be construed accordingly, but shall not include duties imposed otherwise than by the law relating to local elections or the registration of local electors.

[F3 (3) Where—

(a) the returning officer at a local election (“R”) is guilty of an act or omission in breach of R's official duty, but

(b) R remedies that act or omission in full by taking steps under section 57A(1),

R shall not be guilty of an electoral offence under sub-paragraph (1).

(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not affect any conviction which takes place, or any penalty which is imposed, before the date on which the act or omission is remedied in full.]]

F1 SI 1987/168

F2 Words in Sch. 9 para. 32A(2)(c) substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 39(2) (with art. 1(3))

F3 Sch. 9 para. 32A(3)(4) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 39(3) (with art. 1(3))