Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Election of Staff) Regulations 2014.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Election of Staff) Regulations 2014.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires—
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paragraphs: An election shall be conducted in accordance with these Regulations.
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paragraphs: (1) The Minister shall appoint a returning officer for each election.
(2) A returning officer may appoint, in writing, one or more than one person to be his or her deputy returning officer or officers for an election and may delegate to any such deputy any of the functions of the returning officer that may be specified in the appointment.
(3) A returning officer may at any time revoke the appointment of a deputy returning officer appointed under paragraph (2).
(4) A deputy returning officer shall have all the rights and be subject to all the duties and liabilities of a returning officer in relation to the functions for which he or she is appointed.
(5) A returning officer, or any person engaged by him or her for any purpose relating to an election, shall not be a candidate or an agent of a candidate at that election or be associated in furthering the candidature of any candidate at that election.
(6) A returning officer shall not engage for any purpose relating to an election a person who to the knowledge of the returning officer—
(a) is or has been a candidate at that election, or
(b) has been an agent of, or has been associated in furthering the candidature of, a candidate at that election.
(7) In these Regulations, any reference to a returning officer in relation to any act, matter or function in relation to which a deputy returning officer is appointed by or under paragraph 2 shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the deputy returning officer.
(8) The reasonable expenses of a returning officer in relation to the conduct of an election shall be defrayed by the education and training board concerned.
(9) On the request of a returning officer for an advance on account of his or her expenses relating to the conduct of the election, the education and training board concerned may make an advance on such terms as it considers appropriate.
(10) Subject to these Regulations, a returning officer is responsible for the conduct of the election and his or her decisions on all matters arising are final.
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paragraphs: (1) Each nominee may appoint one or more agents and the name of each person so appointed shall be notified to the returning officer in writing by the nominee before the expiry of the period determined by the Minister for the purpose of Regulation 7(2)(f).
(2) An agent—
(a) whose appointment is notified in writing to a returning officer in accordance with paragraph (1) may be present on behalf of the nominee at the ruling on nominations, the sealing of the ballot box or ballot boxes and the counting of votes for the election, and
(b) shall, if so required, produce the written consent of the nominee to his or her appointment as their agent for inspection by the returning officer or by any person authorised to act on behalf of a returning officer.
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paragraphs: (1) The Minister shall determine the date on which eligible staff members shall be eligible for admission to the provisional electoral roll.
(2) On his or her appointment, a returning officer shall cause to be prepared a provisional electoral roll containing the name and address of each eligible staff member.
(3) Following the date determined by the Minister in accordance with paragraph (1), the returning officer shall—
(a) make the provisional electoral roll available to the eligible staff members included thereon in such manner as the returning officer considers appropriate, and
(b) cause to be made available, in such manner as the returning officer considers appropriate, a notice to the effect that any eligible staff member who wishes to take part in the forthcoming election may, before the closing date for receipt of applications specified in the notice, apply in writing to the returning officer—
(i) to have his or her name and address entered on the provisional electoral roll, or
(ii) where his or her name is already entered, to have his or her name or address amended.