Paragraph 17 Opening of ballot paper envelopes

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 2 para. 17A(1)(a) words omitted by Local Elections (Forms) 2015 art. 3(3)(a)
Sch. 2 para. 17A(1A) inserted by Local Elections (Forms) 2015 art. 3(3)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(1) Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9 renumbered as Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(9)(10) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(3)
Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(za) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(a)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 1(4)(ba) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(a)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 2(4A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 4(1A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(b) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(c) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(ii)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(b) substituted by Local Elections 1997 art.3(2)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(d) substituted by Local Elections 1997 art.3(3)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(e) (f) revoked by Local Elections 1997 art.3(4)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(6)(a) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(6)(a) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(b)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(1)(2) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(3) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(b)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(5) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
sch. 2 Pt. I replaced by Local Elections 1987
sch. 2 Pt. II revoked by Local Elections 1987
sch. 2 Pt. III amended by Local Elections 1987
Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2023 art. 2
Sch. 2 para. 12(4)-(8) inserted by Local Elections 2023 art. 3
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Form 1 substituted by Local Elections 2023 Sch. 3
Sch.2, para.3(2)(b) amended by Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) 1995 reg.5(2), Sch.2, para.10
Sch.2, Appx., Form amended by Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) 1995 reg.5(2), Sch.2, para.11
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 modified by Local Elections 2013 art. 10(1) Sch.
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(b)(iii) and word inserted by Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) 2013 art. 33
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(b) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(4)(b) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 4(10A) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 4
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(1) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(1) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5B 5C inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 6
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6 heading words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(1)(2) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(a)(b)(c) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2)(b)(ba) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 6(2)(b) by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2)(f) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(6)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(aa) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(7)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(a) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(8)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(b) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(9)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(5) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(10)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7 words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(1)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(2)(a) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(2) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(3) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(6)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7A inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 9
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(2)(d) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(2)(d) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(3)(e) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(3)(e) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(4)(a) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(4)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(a) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(6)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(a) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(7)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(aa) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(8)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(b) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(9)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(6)(d) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(10)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(7)(a) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(11)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(7)(aa)(ab) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(12)
Sch. 2 para. 8(8)(d) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(13)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 11(6) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 11
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(1A)(1B) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 12(2)
Sch. 2 para. 12(2) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 12(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(1)-(4) omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
Sch. 2 para. 12(8) omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(6) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(7) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1 words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 16
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 2 words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 17
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(1)(e) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(2) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(3) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6 heading substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(4) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(c)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1A)(1B) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(2A) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 9 substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 21
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 10 omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 22
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 11 substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 23
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(1) word inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(2)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(2)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(2) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(3) word inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(4)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(3) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(4)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(5)(6) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 14(4) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 25
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 16(3) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 26
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17(5)-(7) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 27
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17A(1)(b) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 28(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17A(6)(b) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 28(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17C word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 29
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 30(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(3) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 30(3)
Sch. 2 para. 3(1A) inserted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(2)
Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(a) word omitted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(3)(a)
Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b) omitted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(3)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 3(4)-(4B) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 3(4) by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(4)
Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words inserted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 29
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(1) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 42
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(3) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 44
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(2) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 45
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 16(3) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 47
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17B(2)(a) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 48(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17B(2)(c) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 48(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 18 modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 49
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19 modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 50(10)
Sch. 2 para. 4(6)(b) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 4(6)(c) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 4(8A)(8B) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iv)
Sch. 2 para. 4(10)(ba) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(v)
Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(d) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(d)
Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(e) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(e)
Sch. 2 para. 5C(1) Sch. 2 para. 5C renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 5C(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(f)
Sch. 2 para. 5C(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(f)
Sch. 2 para. 10(1) Sch. 2 para. 10 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 10(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 10(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 15(5A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(h)
Sch. 2 para. 16 words substituted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 1 words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(a)
Sch. 2 para. 2 words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 5(3) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(c)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(a) words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(d)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(b) words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(d)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 12(6)(a) words added by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(e)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 12(6)(c) words added by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(e)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 12A inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(f)
Sch. 2 para. 15(1) Sch. 2 para. 15 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 15(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 15(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 19(1)(a) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(h)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 19(1)(aa) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(h)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(b)(ii) word omitted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 10(a)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(iv) and preceding word inserted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 10(b)
Sch. 2 para. 3(4) restricted by Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 9, Transitional and Savings Provisions and Appointed and Specified Days) and Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (Commencement) 2023 Sch. para. 4

(1)

After sealing up the packets referred to in paragraph 16 the returning officer shall open separately each ballot paper envelope placed in the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes.

(2)

Where a ballot paper envelope does not contain a ballot paper, he shall mark the envelope “rejected”.

(3)

Where the number on the ballot paper envelope agrees with the number on the ballot paper contained therein, he shall place the ballot paper in the ballot box referred to in paragraph 15(5).

(4)

Where the number on the ballot paper envelope does not agree with the number on the ballot paper contained therein, he shall mark the ballot paper “rejected” and attach the ballot paper envelope thereto.

(5)

He shall put into a separate packet the envelopes and the ballot papers marked “rejected” under the provisions of this paragraph and shall seal up such packet.