10.—(1) Before sending the ballot papers in accordance with regulation 8(3), the Part 5 community body must appoint an observer to oversee, in person—
(a)the opening and counting of the votes made on the completed ballot papers, and
(b)the recording of the result.
(2) The observer must—
(a)be an individual who is independent of the Part 5 community body, and
(b)sign a declaration in the form specified in schedule 4 confirming that the person oversaw, in person, the opening and counting of the votes made on the completed ballot papers and the recording of the ballot result.