Paragraph 58 Forwarding of documents
Northern Ireland
This rule applies to the following documents—
the packets of ballot papers in the possession of the returning officer,
the ballot paper accounts and the statements of rejected ballot papers and of the result of the verification of the ballot paper accounts,
the tendered votes lists, F1the tendered postal votes lists, the lists of F2voters with disabilities assisted by companions, the lists of votes marked by the presiding officer and the related statements, F3the lists maintained under rule 39A, and the declarations made by the companions of voters with disabilities,
the packets of F4. . . certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll,
the packets of the completed corresponding number lists,
the packets containing marked copies of registers F6(including any marked copy notices issued under section 13BA(9) of the 1983 Act) and of lists of proxies.
The returning officer shall endorse on each packet to which this rule applies a description of its contents, the date of the election to which they relate and the name of the district electoral area for which the election was held.
The returning officer shall then forward to the officer of the relevant council who is charged with the duty of looking after them the documents to which this rule applies.
The officer referred to in paragraph (3) is referred to in rules 59 and 60 as the proper officer of the council; and the expression relevant council in paragraph (3) means the council to which the election in question takes place.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(c) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 6(14)
- F2
SI 2001/417
- F3
Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(c) inserted (14.5.2008) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 30(1), 31(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(10)(a); S.I. 2008/1318, art. 2(2)(b)
- F4
Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(d) omitted (16.12.2010) by virtue of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 75(a) (with art. 1(3))
- F5
Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(da) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 75(b) (with art. 1(3))
- F6
Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(e) inserted (14.5.2008) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 30(1), 31(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(10)(b); S.I. 2008/1318, art. 2(2)(b)
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 5 rule 58(1) modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 8 para. 38(1)
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)))