The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 No. 67

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. F1 ... Mayoral Election (Combination of Polls) Rules

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 heading omitted (7.2.2024) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/131), regs. 1(3), 13(2)

PART 4 U.K. Contested elections

Re-count U.K.

53.—(1) A candidate, the candidate's election agent or the counting agent designated under rule 29(3) may, if present when the counting or any re-count of the votes F2 ... is completed, require the returning officer to have the votes re-counted or again re-counted but the returning officer may refuse to do so if in the returning officer's opinion the request is unreasonable.

(2) No step shall be taken on the completion of the counting or any re-count of votes, F3 ... until the candidates and election agents present at its completion have been given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by this rule.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 3 rule 53(1) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(7) (with art. 1(2))

F3 Words in Sch. 3 rule 53(2) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(7) (with art. 1(2))