Part 3 Receipt by the Counting Officer of Ballot Papers

1. 36Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of ballot papers
2. 37Agents who may attend proceedings on receipt of ballot papers
3. 38Notice of opening of preliminary ballot boxes and ballot paper envelopes
4. 39Ballot boxes and receptacles
5. 40Receipt of covering envelope
6. 41Opening of preliminary ballot box
7. 42Opening of covering envelopes
8. 43Valid security statements with matching ballot papers
9. 44Rejection of invalid security statement for defacement of ballot number
10. 45Rejection of invalid security statement with cancelled number
11. 46Return to the voter and rejection of invalid unsigned security statements
12. 47Provisional rejection of other mismatched or separated security statements and ballot papers
13. 48Rejection of cancelled ballot papers
14. 49Opening of ballot paper envelopes
15. 50Removing cancelled ballot papers from the final ballot box
16. 51Lists of rejected ballot papers
17. 52Checking of rejected ballot paper lists
18. 53Sealing of lists and contents of receptacles
19. 54Notification of requirement of secrecy