Electoral Administration Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 64 to 82:"Page 37, leave out lines 23 to 37.""Page 37, line 39, leave out ““subsection (5)”” and insert ““this section””""Page 38, line 18, leave out ““apply for permission to””""Page 38, line 19, leave out from ““any”” to end of line 21 and insert ““of the following””""Page 38, leave out lines 27 to 42.""Page 39, line 13, leave out from beginning to ““attend”” in line 22.""Page 39, line 23, leave out ““at the place in question””""Page 39, leave out lines 33 to 39.""Page 39, line 40, leave out ““subsection (4)”” and insert ““this section””""Page 39, leave out lines 43 and 44.""Page 40, line 9, leave out from ““application”” to ““may”” in line 24 and insert ““the organisation may nominate members who””""Page 40, line 25, leave out ““at the place in question”” and insert—" ““(   )   The Commission, in granting an application under this section, may specify a limit on the number of observers nominated by the organisation who may attend, at the same time, specified proceedings by virtue of this section.”” Page 40, leave out lines 35 to 46. Page 41, line 1, leave out ““subsection (4)”” and insert ““this section”” Page 41, leave out lines 3 and 4. Page 41, line 4, at end insert— ““6DA ATTENDANCE AND CONDUCT OF OBSERVERS (1)   A relevant officer may limit the number of persons who may be present at any proceedings at the same time in pursuance of section 6C or 6D. (2)   If a person who is entitled to attend any proceedings by virtue of section 6C or 6D misconducts himself while attending the proceedings, the relevant officer may cancel the person’s entitlement. (3)   Subsection (2) does not affect any power a relevant officer has by virtue of any enactment or rule of law to remove a person from any place. (4)   A relevant officer is— (a)   in the case of proceedings at a polling station, the presiding officer; (b)   in the case of any other proceedings at an election, the returning officer; (c)   in the case of any other proceedings at a referendum, the relevant counting officer (within the meaning of section 6A); (d)   such other person as a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) authorises for the purposes of the proceedings mentioned in that paragraph.”” Page 41, leave out lines 18 to 25 and insert— ““(c) give guidance to relevant officers (within the meaning of section 6DA) as to the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1) of that section; (d)   give guidance to such officers as to the exercise of the power mentioned in subsection (2) of that section as it relates to a person having the permission mentioned in subsection (1) of that section; (da) give guidance to such officers as to the exercise of any power under any enactment to control the number of persons present at any proceedings relating to an election or referendum as it relates to a person having such permission;”” Page 41, line 37, leave out ““or 6D”” and insert ““6D or 6DA”” Page 41, leave out line 40 and insert— ““(c) relevant officers (within the meaning of section 6DA);”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 35 [Replacement of counterfoils]: