Assistant Returning Officer at overseas polling stations
4.—(1)  Subject to regulation 6, the Returning Officer shall assign one or more Assistant Returning Officers for each overseas polling station.
(2)  An Assistant Returning Officer assigned under paragraph (1) shall, subject to the general direction of the Returning Officer, be responsible for the preparation for and conduct of a poll at the overseas polling station assigned to him and may, if he thinks fit, preside at that overseas polling station.
(3)  It is the duty of an Assistant Returning Officer assigned under paragraph (1) to any overseas polling station to notify the Returning Officer without delay if he at any time becomes unable to perform any of his duties at that overseas polling station, in which case the Returning Officer shall assign another Assistant Returning Officer to that overseas polling station.
(4)  If there is insufficient time for another Assistant Returning Officer to be assigned by the Returning Officer to that overseas polling station, the Assistant Returning Officer who is unable to perform his duties at that overseas polling station may appoint any presiding officer at that overseas polling station to act for him until the assignment of a new Assistant Returning Officer or until he becomes able to act.