# The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016, Regulation 102: Receipt of covering envelopes


(1) The petition officer must, immediately on receipt (whether by hand or by post) of a covering envelope (or an envelope which is stated to include a postal signing sheet) before the end of the signing period, place it unopened in a postal signers’ ballot box.
(2) Where an envelope, other than a covering envelope issued by the petition officer—
(a) has been opened, and
(b) contains a signing sheet envelope, postal petition statement or declaration of identity (as the case may be), or signing sheet,
the first-mentioned envelope, together with its contents, must be placed in a postal signers’ ballot box.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141991/regulation/102 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-102
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