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71. Postal ballot papers (and postal voting statements) must be issued by the returning officer as soon as it is practicable to do so.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 71 substituted (6.4.2014) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3198), regs. 1(3)(b), 29; S.I. 2014/414, art. 3(a)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 71 applied (with modifications) (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 25