# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007, Paragraph 7: Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued


(1) In the case of a person shown in the record kept under–
(a) article 9(4)(a); or
(b) article 12(5),
no postal ballot paper (and no postal voting statement) shall be issued until after 5 pm on the eleventh day before the date of the poll (computed in accordance with paragraph 7(7) of Schedule 3).
(2) In the case of any other person, the postal ballot paper (and postal voting statement) shall be issued by the constituency returning officer as soon as practicable after the registration officer has granted the application to vote by post.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110717494/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2007/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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