Commentary on Sections Part 1 Electoral Administration and Registration Chapter 1: Co-Ordination of Electoral Administration Section 20C – Directions to electoral registration officers
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.