{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regional-assembly-and-local-government-referendums-order-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-19",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110494687",
  "legislation_title": "The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regional-assembly-and-local-government-referendums-order-2004",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/19",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Delivery of ballot packs",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of delivering ballot packs, the counting officer may use—\n(a) a universal postal service provider;\n(b) a commercial delivery firm; or\n(c) clerks appointed by the counting officer.\n(2) Where the services of a universal postal service provider or commercial delivery firm are to be used, envelopes addressed to an elector or proxy shall be counted and delivered by the counting officer, with such form of receipt to be endorsed by that provider or firm as may be arranged.\n(3) Postage shall be prepaid on envelopes addressed to voters (except where paragraph (1)(c) applies).\n(4) Return postage shall be prepaid on all covering envelopes where the address to which the ballot pack is sent is within the United Kingdom.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110494687/schedule/1/paragraph/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:23:43.165722+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}