# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110717494/schedule/4/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2007/schedule-4/paragraph-15
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