/

/

United States legal-change intelligence across legislation, regulation, and case law. Separate data plane, same Zoe spine.

Platform

Legislation
Cases
Ask Zoe

Company

Pricing
API
X
LinkedIn
Instagram

Jurisdictions

Federal
Supreme Court
Alabama

District of Columbia

© 2026 Zoe. All rights reserved.

Zoe is a legal information platform. Always consult the official source for authoritative text.

Section 18 - Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 - Substitute for presiding officer — Zoe

Legislation Cases Absurdities Ask Zoe Graph Pricing

Home/Legislation/Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984/18

CTHIn ForceAct

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

18Substitute for presiding officer

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 18

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984.

View in full context

#### 18 Substitute for presiding officer (1) During a temporary absence of a presiding officer, the duties of the presiding officer may be performed by a person appointed for the purpose by the presiding officer. (2) A person so appointed has all the powers of the presiding officer.

Previous section17Arrangements for voting Next section19Ballot‑boxes