Commentary on Sections Observation of elections etc. Section 28 Discretion to report on parliamentary by-elections
178.This section amends section 5 of the 2000 Act by inserting new subsection (2A), which gives the Electoral Commission discretion to prepare a report on parliamentary by-elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. The discretion is in addition to the Electoral Commission’s duty to report on parliamentary general and certain other elections under sections 5 and 6 of the 2000 Act.