Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14)

Part 1 Local government elections

Observers

10 Attendance of observers

(1) A relevant officer may limit the number of observers who may be present at any proceedings at any one time in pursuance of section 8 or 9.

(2) In this section and section 11—

• “observers” means persons entitled to exercise the rights conferred by section 8(2) or 9(3),

• “a relevant officer” means—

  (a)

  in the case of proceedings at a polling station, the presiding officer,

  (b)

  in the case of any other proceedings, the returning officer,

  (c)

  such other person as a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) authorises for the purposes of the proceedings mentioned in that paragraph.