CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PART 1 General Citation, commencement and revocation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Assembly franchise and its exercise Voting at Assembly elections 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registers of electors etc 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration appeals 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polling districts and places at Assembly elections 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manner of voting at Assembly elections 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absent vote at Assembly elections for a particular or an indefinite period 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absent vote at a particular Assembly election 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absent voters lists at Assembly elections 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxies at Assembly elections 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voting as proxy at Assembly elections 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electors' signatures and use of personal identifier information 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absent voting at Assembly elections: miscellaneous 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combination of polls at Assembly and local government elections 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combination of polls at Assembly and police and crime commissioner elections 16A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules for Assembly elections 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Returning officers 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officers of councils to be placed at disposal of returning officers 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Returning officers: discharge of functions 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Returning officers: correction of procedural errors 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Returning officers: general 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payments by and to returning officer 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inadequate performance of returning officer: reduction of charges 23A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detailed assessment of returning officer’s account 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loan of equipment for Assembly elections 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of registers 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of misdescription 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge of registration duties 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of expenses of registration 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personation 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other voting offences 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach of official duty 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False statements in nomination papers etc 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement of secrecy 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on publication of exit polls 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 The election campaign Appointment of election agent 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomination of sub-agent 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office of election agent and sub-agent 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of default in election agent’s appointment 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control of donations to constituency and individual candidates 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses of constituency candidate 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constituency and individual candidates: payment of expenses by or through election agent 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses incurred otherwise than for election purposes 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constituency and individual candidates: prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent etc 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constituency and individual candidates: limitation of election expenses 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to vary provisions concerning election expenses 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time for sending in and paying claims 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disputed claims 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election agent’s claim 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constituency and individual candidates: return as to election expenses 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constituency and individual candidates: declaration as to election expenses 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Party list candidates: declarations as to election expenses 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circumstances in which no return or declaration is required 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalty for failure as respects return or declarations 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declarations are delivered etc 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty of appropriate returning officer to forward returns and declarations to the Commission 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of time and place of inspection of returns and declarations 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constituency and individual candidates: inspection of returns and declarations 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “election expenses” 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property, goods, services etc. provided free of charge or at a discount 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right to send election address post free 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting of local items during election period. 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imitation poll cards 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schools and rooms for Assembly election meetings 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disturbances at Assembly election meetings 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officials not to act for candidates 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illegal canvassing by police officers 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False statements as to candidates 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrupt withdrawal from candidature 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payments for exhibition of election notices 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer’s name and address on election publications 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition of paid canvassers 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providing money for illegal purposes 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bribery 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treating 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undue influence 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rights of creditors 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savings as to Assembly elections 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of Part 3 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computation of time for purposes of Part 3 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Legal proceedings Method of questioning Assembly election 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presentation and service of Assembly election petition 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time for presentation or amendment of Assembly election petition 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constitution of election court and place of trial 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judges' expenses and reception 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance of shorthand writer 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security for costs 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petition at issue 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of petitions 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial of petition 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witnesses 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty to answer relevant questions 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses of witnesses 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusion of trial of Assembly election petition 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election court determination in respect of a constituency election etc 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regional election determined to be void by election court 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special case for determination of High Court 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of petition 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costs of petition 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neglect or refusal to pay costs 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further provision as to costs 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals and jurisdiction 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report as to candidate guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candidate reported guilty of corrupt or illegal practice 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices at parliamentary elections or local government elections 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices at European parliamentary elections 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justice of the peace 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members of legal and certain other professions 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holder of licence or certificate under Licensing Acts 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avoidance of election for general corruption etc 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avoidance of election for employing corrupt agent 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Votes to be struck off for corrupt or illegal practices 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for relief 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecutions for corrupt practices 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecutions for illegal practices 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice etc 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice at parliamentary or local government elections 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice at European parliamentary elections 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitigation and remission etc 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illegal payments etc 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limit for prosecutions 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecution of offences committed outside the United Kingdom 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by associations 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence by certificate of holding of Assembly elections 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence by certificate of electoral registration 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Public Prosecutions 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules of procedure 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costs 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of notices 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of Part 4 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computation of time for purposes of Part 4 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Miscellaneous and supplemental Advertisements 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assembly constituencies not wholly within a county or county borough 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Translations etc. of certain documents 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms: general 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public notices, and declarations 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sending of applications and notices; electronic signatures and related certificates 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of documents 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interference with notices etc 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premises used for election purposes 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dissolution of the Assembly 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving and transitional provision as to incapacities in respect of Assembly elections 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .