Regulation 25 Return of postal ballot papersI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Where—

(a)

a postal vote has been returned in respect of a person who is entered in the postal voters list, or

(b)

a proxy postal vote has been returned in respect of a proxy who is entered in the proxy postal voters list,

the counting officer must mark the list in the manner prescribed by the relevant postal voting provisions.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a vote on a tendered postal ballot paper (see regulation 39).

(3)

Regulation 46(3) and (5) does not apply for the purpose of determining whether, for the purposes of this regulation, a postal vote or a proxy postal vote is returned.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 25 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1