# The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 1999, Paragraph 21: Forwarding of documents


(1) The constituency returning officer shall forward to the Assembly at the same time as he forwards the documents mentioned in paragraph 62 of Schedule 5—
(a) any packets referred to in paragraphs 13, 14, 18 or 19, subject to the provisions of paragraph 20, endorsing on each packet a description of its contents, the date of the election to which it relates and the name—
(i) of the Assembly constituency and electoral region for which the elections are held at an ordinary election where a postal voter is entitled to give two votes, or
(ii) where sub-paragraph (i) does not apply, of the Assembly constituency or electoral region for which the election is held (and, in the case of a regional election, the name of the Assembly constituency for which the constituency returning officer is returning officer), and
(b) a completed statement in the form set out in English and Welsh in the Appendix of the number of postal ballot papers issued.
(2) Where any covering envelopes are received by the constituency returning officer after the close of the poll or any envelopes addressed to postal voters are returned as undelivered too late to be re-addressed, or any spoilt ballot papers are returned too late to enable other postal ballot papers to be issued, he shall put them unopened into a separate packet, seal up such packet and endorse and forward it at a subsequent date in the manner described in sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Paragraphs 63 and 64 of Schedule 5 shall apply to any packet or document forwarded under this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/450/schedule/3/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-1999/schedule-3/paragraph-21
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