Paragraph 15 Notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes
(1)
The constituency returning officer shall give not less than 48 hours' notice in writing of each occasion on which a postal voters' ballot box and the envelopes contained in it is to be opened, to–
(a)
each candidate for return as a constituency member; and
(b)
except in each case of an election to fill a vacancy in the seat of a constituency member, each individual candidate for return as a regional member and the election agent for each registered party standing nominated.
(2)
Such a notice shall specify–
(a)
the time and place at which such an opening is to take place, and
(b)
the number of agents a candidate may appoint under paragraph 5(3) to attend each opening.