PART VSISSUE AND RECEIPT OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

Receipt of postal ballot papersS

Sealing of receptaclesS

89.—(1) As soon as practicable after the completion of the procedure under regulation 88(3) and (4) above, the returning officer shall make up into separate packets the contents of–

(a)the receptacle of rejected votes,

(b)the receptacle of [F1postal voting statements],

(c)the receptacle of rejected ballot paper envelopes, F2...

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

[F3(e)the receptacle for rejected votes (verification procedure), and

(f)the receptacle for postal voting statements (verification procedure),]

and shall seal up such packets.

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

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Regulations substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 54(a)

F2Word in reg. 89(1) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/305), regs. 1(1), 11

F3Reg. 89(1)(e)(f) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/305), regs. 1(1), 11

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 89 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)