19.This section provides the Commission with a power to issue written directions to electoral registration officers with regards to carrying out their functions in relation to Welsh elections and referendums. As with directions issued to returning officers, a direction issued by the Commission under this section does not have to be followed if it is inconsistent with any legal duty imposed on the electoral registration officer.
Commentary on Sections Part 1 Electoral Administration and Registration Chapter 1: Co-Ordination of Electoral Administration Section 20C – Directions to electoral registration officers