Part I The Electoral Commission
Commission’s general functions
F16AAttendance of representatives of Commission at elections etc.
1
A representative of the Commission may attend—
a
proceedings relating to an election specified in subsection (5) which are the responsibility of the returning officer for the election;
b
proceedings relating to a referendum to which Part 7 applies which are the responsibility of the relevant counting officer.
2
The right conferred on a representative of the Commission by this section is subject to any enactment which regulates attendance at the proceedings in question.
3
In this section, “representative of the Commission” means any of the following—
a
a member of the Commission;
b
a member of staff of the Commission;
c
a person appointed by the Commission for the purposes of this section.
4
A reference to the relevant counting officer must be construed—
a
if the area to which the proceedings relates is in Great Britain, in accordance with section 128(3);
b
if the area to which the proceedings relates is Northern Ireland, as a reference to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.
5
The elections specified in this subsection are—
a
an election mentioned in section 5(2);
b
a parliamentary by-election;
c
an election under section 9 of the Scotland Act 1998 (constituency vacancies);
d
an election under section 8 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (vacancies in constituency seats);
e
a local government election in England or Wales;
f
a local election in Northern Ireland.