Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1996

Accessibility of counting places.

5.—(1) The Electoral Act, 1992 is hereby amended by the addition to section 112 at the end thereof of the following:

“The returning officer shall, where practicable, ensure that the place duly appointed under this section at which votes will be counted is accessible to wheelchair users.”.

(2) Article 74 of the Local Elections Regulations, 1995, is hereby amended by the addition of the following sub-article after sub-article (2):

“(3) The returning officer shall, where practicable, ensure that the place duly appointed under sub-article (2) at which votes will be counted is accessible to wheelchair users.”.