Paragraph 18 The official mark
Every ballot paper must contain an appropriate security marking (the official mark).
The official mark must be kept secret, and an interval of not less than five years shall intervene between the use of the same official mark at elections for the same parish F1....
The returning officer may use a different official mark for different purposes at the same election.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 2 rule 18(2) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(7) (with reg. 12(d))
Notes on Schedule 2
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 2 heading omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(2) (with reg. 12(d))