73CBProvisions relating to scrutineers

#### 73CB Provisions relating to scrutineers (1) A person commits an offence if the person: (a) is a scrutineer appointed under section 73CA; and (b) interferes with or attempts to influence any elector within a pre‑poll voting office. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is a scrutineer appointed under section 73CA; and (b) the person communicates with someone else in a pre‑poll voting office; and (c) the communication is not reasonably necessary for the discharge of the person’s functions as a scrutineer. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months. (3) A scrutineer appointed under section 73CA must not be prevented from entering or leaving a pre‑poll voting office on a day, and during the hours, declared under paragraph 73AA(1)(b). (4) A person who is in a pre‑poll voting office in the capacity of a scrutineer must wear a badge, supplied by the Electoral Commission, that identifies the person as a scrutineer. (5) A scrutineer appointed under section 73CA who: (a) commits any breach of this section; or (b) is guilty of misconduct at a pre‑poll voting office; or (c) fails at a pre‑poll voting office to obey the lawful directions of a pre‑poll voting officer; may be removed from the polling booth by a constable.