SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3U.K.Rules for the conduct of PCC elections where poll not taken together with poll at another election

PART 3U.K.Contested PCC elections

COUNTING OF VOTESU.K.

The F1... countU.K.

Textual Amendments

F1Word in Sch. 3 rule 51 cross-heading omitted (2.12.2022) (with application in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections and Welsh Forms (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1354), art. 5(6)

Direction to conduct a re-countU.K.

55.—(1) The police area returning officer may direct a local returning officer to have the votes re-counted.

(2) The police area returning officer may give a direction under paragraph (1) only if the police area returning officer has reason to doubt the accuracy of the counting of the votes in the voting area for which the local returning officer acts.

(3) A local returning officer who is given a direction under paragraph (1) must—

(a)begin the re-count as soon as practicable, and

(b)if the officer does not begin the re-count immediately, notify the counting agents of the time and place at which it will take place.