Paragraph 57 Sealing up of ballot papers
Northern Ireland
On the completion of the counting at a contested election the returning officer shall seal up in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers.
The returning officer shall not open the sealed packets of tendered ballot papers F1or of tendered postal ballot papers, or of F2the completed corresponding number lists, or of certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll, or of marked copies of the register of electors F3(including any marked copy notices issued under section 13BA(9) of the 1983 Act) and lists of proxies.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 5 rule 57(2) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 6(13)
- F2
Words in Sch. 5 rule 57(2) substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 74 (with art. 1(3))
- F3
Words in Sch. 5 rule 57(2) inserted (14.5.2008) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 30(1), 31(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(9); S.I. 2008/1318, art. 2(2)(b)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Refs. to registration officer, returning officer or electoral officer are to be construed as refs. to Chief Electoral Officer, 1972 NI 13
Notes on Schedule 5
Textual amendments
- F1
SI 1985/454
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 5 modified (12.12.2013) by The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 10(1), Sch. (with art. 10(2)) (as amended (15.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/1116, arts. 1(1), 10(2)(4); (13.7.2020) by S.I. 2020/635, arts. 1(2), 12 (with art. 1(3)))