SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Miscellaneous Amendments of the Principal Act

Part I (parliamentary and local government franchise and its exercise)

6In section 28 (discharge of returning officer's functions in England and Wales)—

(a)in subsection (1)(b) after the word " made" there shall be inserted the words " by statutory instrument"; and

(b)in subsection (5) for the words from " but" onwards there shall be substituted the words " and a district council or London borough council may assign officers to assist in carrying out all or any of those duties.".