{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-scotland-regulations-2001/regulation-89",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-scotland-regulations-2001/regulation-89.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2001/0110595629",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-scotland-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/89",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "89",
  "heading": "Sealing of receptacles",
  "text": "(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–\n(a) the receptacle of rejected votes,\n(b) the receptacle of declarations of identity,\n(c) the receptacle of rejected ballot paper envelopes, and\n(d) the lists of spoilt and lost postal ballot papers,\nand shall seal up such packets.\n(2) Any document in those packets marked “provisionally rejected” shall be deemed to be marked “rejected”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2001/0110595629/regulation/89",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:23:06.168153+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."
}