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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1U.K.Amendments

Part 5 U.K.Conduct of elections

Attendance at election proceedingsU.K.

84U.K.In rule 32 of that Schedule (admission to polling station) for paragraph (1) substitute—

(1)The presiding officer shall exclude all persons from the polling station except—

(a)voters;

(b)persons under the age of 18 who accompany voters to the polling station;

(c)the candidates and their election agents;

(d)the polling agents appointed to attend at the polling station;

(e)the clerks appointed to attend at the polling station;

(f)persons who are entitled to attend by virtue of any of sections 6A to 6D of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;

(g)the constables on duty; and

(h)the companions of voters with disabilities.

(1A)The presiding officer shall regulate the total number of voters and persons under the age of 18 who accompany them to be admitted to the polling station at the same time.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 84 wholly in force at 1.7.2008; Sch. 1 para. 84 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 77; Sch. 1 para. 84 in force for E.W.S. at 31.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3412, art. 5; Sch. 1 para. 84 in force for N.I. at 1.7.2008 by S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2(2), 4(z)(iii)