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PART VSISSUE AND RECEIPT OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

Receipt of postal ballot papersS

Receipt of covering envelopeS

82.—(1) The returning officer shall, immediately on receipt (whether by hand or by post) of a covering envelope (or an envelope which is stated to include a postal vote) before the close of the poll, place it unopened in a postal voters' ballot box.

(2) Where an envelope, other than a covering envelope issued by the returning officer–

(a)has been opened, and

(b)contains a ballot paper envelope, declaration of identity or ballot paper,

the first mentioned envelope, together with its contents, shall be placed in a postal voters' ballot box.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 82 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)