The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010 No. 2837

SCHEDULE 2 ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

PART 3 Receipt of postal ballot papers

Sealing of receptacles

26.—(1) As soon as practicable after the completion of the procedure under paragraph 25(3) and (4), the counting officer must make up into separate packets the contents of—

(a) the receptacle of rejected votes;

(b) the receptacle of postal voting statements;

(c) the receptacle of rejected ballot paper envelopes;

(d) the lists of spoilt and lost postal ballot papers;

(e) the receptacle of rejected votes (verification procedure); and

(f) the receptacle of postal voting statements (verification procedure),

and must seal up such packets.

(2) Any document in those packets marked “provisionally rejected” is to be deemed to be marked “rejected”.