24 Returning officers: England and Wales
Representation of the People Act 1983 (1983 c 2) | Legislation

24  Returning officers: England and Wales

(1)     In England and Wales, the returning officer for a parliamentary election is—

(a)     in the case of a county constituency [in England] which is coterminous with or wholly contained in a county [as defined by section 38 of the Sheriffs Act 1887], the sheriff of the county;

[(aa)     in the case of a county constituency in Wales which is coterminous with or wholly contained in a preserved county as defined by section 64 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the sheriff of the county;]

(b)     in the case of a borough constituency [in England] which is coterminous with or wholly contained

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