[F1Time when postal ballot papers are to be issuedS
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 (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3206), regs. 1(3)(b), 29
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